1. Carry Nation 1846-1911

2. In 1881, the selling of alcohol was considered illegal in the state of Kansas. This law was ignored and saloons ran freely. Saloons!

3. 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.

4. 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!

5. 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!

6. The women used things such as: Rocks Bricks Hatchets These tools and objects helped them smash the saloons, stopping them from functioning.

7. 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. 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 18 th 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.