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'''Carry A. Nation (Carrie A. Nation)'''
'''Carry A. Nation (Carrie A. Nation)''' (Nov. 25, 1846 – June 9, 1911)
Carry A. Nation was a key member of the Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
Carry A. Nation was a key member of the Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
In 1880, Kansas became the first state adopt a constitutional amendment banning alcoholic beverages. In her autobiography's 1905 revised edition, "The Use and Need of the Life of Carry A. Nation," Nation said there was a "crisis" of enforcement of prohibition laws. (2)
In 1880, Kansas became the first state adopt a constitutional amendment banning alcoholic beverages. In her autobiography's 1905 revised edition, "The Use and Need of the Life of Carry A. Nation," Nation said there was a "crisis" of enforcement of prohibition laws. (2)
The frustrated reformer turned to the hatchet. As astonished bartenders and patrons watched, Nation entered a saloon and smashed. She later wrote in her autobiography, "The first smashing was like the opening of a battle. The crashing glass sent a thrill through the community and resounded o'er the land a talisman of destruction to the liquor traffic. It set everybody to talking, even the public school children and students in all the higher institutions were profoundly interested. The press and the pulpit broke their silence and from all over the state came the echo. It was the firing of the signal guns."
The frustrated reformer turned to the hatchet.
While living in Medicine Lodge, Kan., she received a vision to attack saloons. She traveled to Kiowa, Kan. (1)
As astonished bartenders and patrons watched, Nation entered Dobson Saloon. Saying, "Men, I have come to save you from a drunkard's fate" she destroyed the saloon's bottles with rocks. She later wrote in her autobiography, "The first smashing was like the opening of a battle. The crashing glass sent a thrill through the community and resounded o'er the land a talisman of destruction to the liquor traffic. It set everybody to talking, even the public school children and students in all the higher institutions were profoundly interested. The press and the pulpit broke their silence and from all over the state came the echo. It was the firing of the signal guns." (2)
She then attacked two other saloons in Kiowa. Shortly later, a tornado heavily damaged the town.
Two online exhibits have been developed by the Kansas Museum of History:
Two online exhibits have been developed by the Kansas Museum of History:
Nation collapsed during a speech in an Eureka Springs park and was taken to a Leavenworth, Kansas hospital, where she died June 9, 1911. (2)
Nation collapsed during a speech in an Eureka Springs park and was taken to a Leavenworth, Kansas hospital, where she died June 9, 1911. (2)
She is buried in Belton Cemetery, Belton, Mo. (Cass County)