Date Original
1904-1905
Description
This collection contains two letters from Carrie A. Nation to a Mr. Steven. The correspondence requested that Mr. Steven seek compensation for a damaged shipment of linseed oil on her behalf, prohibition, elected officials, the giving away of hatchets, and a payment to Mr. Steven for an expressed order of books.
Biographical/Historical Note
Carrie Amelia Nation was born on November 25, 1846 in Garrard County, Kentucky to George and Mary Moore. Carrie married a young physician and teacher by the name of Charles Gloyd, despite her parent's objections. Gloyd was an alcoholic and died from his addiction in 1869. Carrie then married David Nation, who was 19 years her senior, an attorney, minster, and journalist, in 1874. By 1901, Carrie and David divorced due to differences in religion and charity work. She began speaking out against the evils of alcohol and taking extreme measures to discourage the consumption of distilled liquor. She started destroying whiskey kegs with hatchets, breaking windows in saloons, and setting alcohol on fire. Carrie organized the Woman's Christian Temperance Union devoted to social reform and informing the public about the destructive power of alcohol. Carrie gave speeches and toured the city of Little Rock, Arkansas, visiting twenty-six different saloons and bars in 1906. She was arrested in Arkansas both in Little Rock and Hot Springs fighting for the Temperance movement. Carrie retired to Eureka Springs, Arkansas. In1908, she died June 9, 1911.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas; Kentucky
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.013.001
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Carry (Carrie) A. Nation letters, SMC.013.001
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Carry (Carrie) A. Nation letters, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
