Carrie Nation
Caroline Amelia Nation (November 25, 1846 – June 9, 1911), often referred to by Carrie, Carry Nation, Carrie A. Nation, or Hatchet Granny, was a radical member of the temperance movement, which opposed alcohol before the advent of Prohibition. Nation is noted for attacking alcohol-serving establishments (most often taverns) with a hatchet. Before she married David Nation in 1874, she was known as either her birth name, Carrie Moore, or, after her first marriage in 1867, Carrie Gloyd.
Carrie Nation | |
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Nation in 1903 | |
| Born | Caroline Amelia Moore November 25, 1846 Garrard County, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | June 9, 1911 (aged 64) Leavenworth, Kansas, U.S. |
| Resting place | Belton Cemetery Belton, Missouri |
| Other names | Carry A. Nation |
| Education | Normal Institute |
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| Children | 1 |
Nation was also concerned about tight clothing for women; she refused to wear a corset and urged women not to wear them because of their harmful effects on vital organs. She described herself as "a bulldog running along at the feet of Jesus, barking at what He doesn't like", and claimed a divine ordination to promote temperance by destroying bars.
In her autobiography The Use and Need of the Life of Carry A. Nation (1908) she also strongly opposed Freemasonry.