Carry Nation

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Carry Nation was a radical American temperance activist best known for smashing saloons with a hatchet in the early 20th century.

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Carrie Nation (temperance activist) 1
Carry A. Nation 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
social reformer
suffragist
temperance activist
activeYears early 20th century
late 19th century
alsoKnownAs Carry Nation
surface form: Carrie Nation

Carry Nation
surface form: Carry A. Nation
arrestedFor destruction of property in saloons
birthName Carry Amelia Moore
burialPlace Belton Cemetery, Belton, Missouri, United States
causeOfDeath heart failure
child Charlien Gloyd
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1846-11-25
dateOfDeath 1911-06-09
founded a shelter home for wives and children of alcoholics in Kansas City, Kansas
fullName Carry Amelia Nation
givenName Carry
inspired temperance supporters in the early 20th century United States
knownFor radical direct action against alcohol-serving establishments
smashing saloons with a hatchet
methodOfProtest hatchet-wielding raids on saloons
public lectures and speeches
publishing autobiographical and polemical writings
movement Prohibition era in the United States
surface form: Prohibition movement in the United States

temperance movement
women's suffrage movement in the United States
nickname Hatchet Granny
The Famous and Original Bar Room Smasher
notableWork The Use and Need of the Life of Carry A. Nation
occupation activist
author
lecturer
placeOfBirth Garrard County, Kentucky
surface form: Garrard County, Kentucky, United States
placeOfDeath Leavenworth, Kansas
surface form: Leavenworth, Kansas, United States
politicalActivity advocating for women's right to vote
campaigning for statewide prohibition laws
religion Methodism
residence Kansas
surface form: Kansas, United States

Medicine Lodge, Kansas
surface form: Medicine Lodge, Kansas, United States
spouse Charles Gloyd
David A. Nation
subjectOf biographies about the American temperance movement
historical studies of Prohibition-era activism

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Carry Nation alsoKnownAs Carry Nation
this entity surface form: Carrie Nation
Carry Nation alsoKnownAs Carry Nation
this entity surface form: Carry A. Nation
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this entity surface form: Carrie Nation
Nation hasNotableBearer Carry Nation
this entity surface form: Carrie Nation (temperance activist)