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
Nation in 1903
Born
Caroline Amelia Moore

(1846-11-25)November 25, 1846
DiedJune 9, 1911(1911-06-09) (aged 64)
Resting placeBelton Cemetery
Belton, Missouri
Other namesCarry A. Nation
EducationNormal Institute
Spouses
  • Charles Gloyd
  • David A Nation
Children1

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.

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