Carry Nation

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  Carry Nation
• 1846-1911

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Saloons!
In 1881, the selling of alcohol was considered
illegal in the state of Kansas. This law was
ignored and saloons ran freely.
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In 1899 saloons were still running illegally.
Carry Nation helped the local Womens Christian
Temperance Union close seven illegal liquor
outlets in non-violent ways.
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..signs that people posted who wanted saloons to
stay open!
Because the saloon owners disobeyed all the laws
made by the state, prohibition movements were now
in effect. Police Officers destroyed barrels of
alcohol and got rid of other alcohol in the
saloons. A lot of money was lost in the
destruction of alcohol.
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Buttons like this one were sold to raise money to
fight for the temperance movement. Several
hundred women and a few men were members fighting
for this cause!
Even after all of this, some saloons were still
open. Carry Nation felt more measures should be
taken. She and other women of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union started smashing
saloons in 1901.
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• The women used things such as
• Rocks
• Bricks
• Hatchets

These tools and objects helped them smash the
saloons, stopping them from functioning.
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During all of Carrys striking, she was arrested
over 30 times for disorderly conduct and
disturbing the peace. Still, time after time she
would continue to fight for the abolishing of
alcohol, prohibition and for the Womens
Christian Temperance Union.
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On March 12th of 1901 carry announced that she
would no longer be smashing saloons, but she
would still wield her voice through her paper
called, The Smashers Mail.
Carry died in 1911.
8 years later
8 years after Carry Nations death prohibition was
nation wide. Also there was a ratification of the
18th amendment. Although prohibition wasnt all
that successful during Carrys life, all of her
fighting and smashing of the saloons paid in the
long run. Just 8 years later what she was
fighting for most of her life came true.