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'''"Carry Nation" (Nov. 25, 1846 – June 9, 1911)''' was born as Carrie Moore in Garrard County, [[Kentucky]]. She adopted the name "Carry A. Nation" mainly for its value as a slogan. <ref>[http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext98/crntn10.txt The Use and Need of the Life of Carry A. Nation]</ref> Nation was a key member of the [[Woman's Christian Temperance Union]] (WCTU) in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Her family moved several times before settling in Cass County, [[Missouri]]. Although her father signed her name as "Carry" Amelia Moore in the family Bible, she used the spelling "Carrie" through much of her life. She reverted to "Carry" to help promote her [[temperance]] activities.
'''"Carry Nation" (Nov. 25, 1846 – June 9, 1911)''' was born as Carrie Moore in Garrard County, [[Kentucky]]. She adopted the name "Carry A. Nation" mainly for its value as a slogan. <ref>[http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext98/crntn10.txt The Use and Need of the Life of Carry A. Nation]</ref> Nation was a key member of the [[Woman's Christian Temperance Union]] (WCTU) in the late 1800s and early 1900s. She is a most well know for busting up saloons with a hatchet. Her family moved several times before settling in Cass County, [[Missouri]]. Although her father signed her name as "Carry" Amelia Moore in the family Bible, she used the spelling "Carrie" through much of her life. She reverted to "Carry" to help promote her [[temperance]] activities.
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 destruction of the illegal substance. Initially, she smashed bottles with bricks and rocks, and later starting using her famed hatchet.
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 destruction of the illegal substance. Initially, she smashed bottles with bricks and rocks, and later starting using her famed hatchet.