Carry Nation 1846-1911

In 1881, the selling of alcohol was considered

illegal in the state of Kansas. This law was

ignored and saloons ran freely.

Saloons!

In 1899 saloons were still running illegally. Carry Nation helped the local Women’s Christian Temperance Union close seven illegal liquor outlets in non-violent ways.

Because the saloon owners disobeyed all the laws made by

the state, prohibition movements were now in effect. Police Officers destroyed barrels of alcohol and

got rid of other alcohol in the saloons. A lot of money was lost in

the destruction of alcohol.

..signs that people

posted who wanted

saloons to stay open!

Even after all of this, some saloons were still open. Carry Nation felt more

measures should be taken. She and other women of the Woman's Christian

Temperance Union started smashing saloons in 1901.

Buttons like this one were sold to raise money to fight for the temperance

movement. Several hundred women and a few men were members fighting for this

cause!

The women used things such as:

•Rocks

•Bricks

•Hatchets

These tools and objects helped

them smash the saloons, stopping

them from functioning.

During all of Carry’s striking, she was arrested over 30 times

for disorderly conduct and disturbing the peace. Still, time after time she would continue to

fight for the abolishing of alcohol, prohibition and for the Women’s Christian Temperance

Union.

8 years later…

On March 12th of 1901 carry announced that she would no longer be smashing saloons, but she would still wield her voice through her paper called, “The Smasher’s Mail.”

Carry died in 1911.

8 years after Carry Nations death prohibition was nation wide. Also there was a ratification of the 18th amendment. Although prohibition wasn’t all that

successful during Carry’s life, all of her fighting and smashing of the saloons paid in the long run. Just 8 years later what she was fighting for most of her

life came true.