Prohibitionist Carrie Nation was a very aggressive and precise piece of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union during 1874. Carrie is an abolitionist of alcohol during the late 1800s, her role during this time was mostly defined by her perspective, her vision,her reasoning and her experience. These reasons are why Carrie is such a memorable abolitionist.
Carrie Nation’s perspective was very manipulated throughout her life. Carrie had learned to read and spent much time with the Bible during her childhood. As a young woman, she married Charles Gloyd who was an extreme alcoholic and had passed away due to his bad habit. He had left Carrie alone to support their child, because of this harsh memory her perspective on alcohol was quite negative …show more content…
The sale of Alcohol was actually banned in every county of kansas, but lack of enforcement of the law lead to illegal saloons showing up in small and large towns. Carrie Nation being the president of WCTU had lead many peaceful marches to end the illegal sale of alcohol, but they had little to no effect. She also had wrote letters to legislatures and law man, that were never answered. Through all this effort with no change she believed that god wanted her to take matters into her own hands. With the intent of destruction she had planned to destroy and mutilate saloons in the hopes of scaring men to stop drinking. She used rocks to smash her first saloon in Kiowa in June 1900. She would carry a hatchet to these bars and throw them at the bottles of beer. She would march into a bar and sing and pray while smashing mirrors and stock with a hatchet. At first she wasn't arrested, but later after destroying multiple other saloons she was put in jail just to destroy again after being freed. After destroying dozens of saloons, Carrie tried going for the mostly popular one in topeka the bar in the hotel Carey. Carrie destroying joints continued this until the law was more strictly …show more content…
The home defenders army was the same group of women and few men devoted to destroying joints. After all of the mass conflict the governor finally gave a speech and the legislature responded to the governor's speech, by passing a amendment that prohibited "the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors" in the state of kansas. The efforts of the home defenders army wasn't wasted, the solution to alcoholism in the state of kansas was finally enforced and regulated.
Carrie Nations early life was one of the major influences in her beliefs growing up. Her father was a farmer and slaveholder. As a child her family was poor and suffered from financial issues and she wasn't in very good health. Growing up she had poor education and informal learning but she knew how to read. Many of Carrie’s family members had mental illnesses, her mother would sometimes have delusions. Her mother Mary, lived in an insane asylum in Nevada, Missouri. After growing up, she sold the land her father gave her and built a small house in Holden. There after the death of her husband she had developed a passion for activism against alcohol. Later after her husband's death, she then became a teacher and taught at a school in holden for four years.
In conclusion, Carrie Nation was a very determined and brave prohibitionist who took matters into her own hands and become known across the country for her efforts to stop
Carrie Nation’s perspective was very manipulated throughout her life. Carrie had learned to read and spent much time with the Bible during her childhood. As a young woman, she married Charles Gloyd who was an extreme alcoholic and had passed away due to his bad habit. He had left Carrie alone to support their child, because of this harsh memory her perspective on alcohol was quite negative …show more content…
The sale of Alcohol was actually banned in every county of kansas, but lack of enforcement of the law lead to illegal saloons showing up in small and large towns. Carrie Nation being the president of WCTU had lead many peaceful marches to end the illegal sale of alcohol, but they had little to no effect. She also had wrote letters to legislatures and law man, that were never answered. Through all this effort with no change she believed that god wanted her to take matters into her own hands. With the intent of destruction she had planned to destroy and mutilate saloons in the hopes of scaring men to stop drinking. She used rocks to smash her first saloon in Kiowa in June 1900. She would carry a hatchet to these bars and throw them at the bottles of beer. She would march into a bar and sing and pray while smashing mirrors and stock with a hatchet. At first she wasn't arrested, but later after destroying multiple other saloons she was put in jail just to destroy again after being freed. After destroying dozens of saloons, Carrie tried going for the mostly popular one in topeka the bar in the hotel Carey. Carrie destroying joints continued this until the law was more strictly …show more content…
The home defenders army was the same group of women and few men devoted to destroying joints. After all of the mass conflict the governor finally gave a speech and the legislature responded to the governor's speech, by passing a amendment that prohibited "the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors" in the state of kansas. The efforts of the home defenders army wasn't wasted, the solution to alcoholism in the state of kansas was finally enforced and regulated.
Carrie Nations early life was one of the major influences in her beliefs growing up. Her father was a farmer and slaveholder. As a child her family was poor and suffered from financial issues and she wasn't in very good health. Growing up she had poor education and informal learning but she knew how to read. Many of Carrie’s family members had mental illnesses, her mother would sometimes have delusions. Her mother Mary, lived in an insane asylum in Nevada, Missouri. After growing up, she sold the land her father gave her and built a small house in Holden. There after the death of her husband she had developed a passion for activism against alcohol. Later after her husband's death, she then became a teacher and taught at a school in holden for four years.
In conclusion, Carrie Nation was a very determined and brave prohibitionist who took matters into her own hands and become known across the country for her efforts to stop