Caroline Amelia Nation (November 25, 1846 – June 9, 1911), often referred to by Carrie, Carry Nation, [1] Carrie A. Nation, or Hatchet Granny, [2][3] was an American who was a radical member of the temperance movement, which opposed alcohol before the advent of Prohibition.

2018年12月10日 · An alcoholic husband inspired Carry Nation to smash saloons. Born in Kentucky in 1846, Carry’s childhood was haunted by her father’s financial problems and her mother’s mental illness.

Carry Nation, American temperance advocate famous for using a hatchet to demolish barrooms while she typically sang or prayed. She was jailed many times and survived numerous physical assaults. Learn more about Nation’s early life and the other causes she championed.

2019年3月12日 · Carrie Nation, who actually did smash saloons with her signature hatchet, was an iconic figure in the history of prohibition and temperance movement.

Why Carrie Nation undertook her violent “hatchetations,” as she called them, has been the subject of endless speculation by generations of historians and amateur psychiatrists. She was easy to ...

2020年6月24日 · FOND DU LAC — A weathered sign outside a bar in downtown Fond du Lac commemorates the famous 1902 visit of a nationally known temperance activist, with her legendary hatchet in hand.

Carry Nation was an early 20th century celebrity, famous for smashing barrooms with a hatchet. In July 1902 she traveled to Fond du Lac as part of an anti-booze crusade. She was harassing patrons in a saloon named "E.J. Schmidt Sample Room" and got into an especially heated argument with one customer.

2021年3月16日 · To pay her bail and legal fees, she had the name “Carry A. Nation” trademarked and began selling silver hatchet pins with her name. She also peddled photographs of her holding a hatchet and...

2017年12月27日 · On this day in 1900, a hatchet-wielding Carrie Nation brought her campaign against alcohol to Wichita, Kansas, where she damaged the bar at the elegant Carey Hotel.

Carry Nation (Carry A. Nation, Carrie Nation) is known for destroying saloons with a hatchet. She was controversial in her life & remains so today.