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100 1 _aNation, Carry Amelia,
_d1846-1911
245 1 4 _aThe Use and Need of the Life of Carry A. Nation
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c1998
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 1998-10-01
508 _aScanned by Charles Keller for Sarah with OmniPage Professional OCR software
520 _a"The Use and Need of the Life of Carry A. Nation" by Carry Amelia Nation is a memoir written in the early 20th century, reflecting on the author’s life experiences and advocacy work. The book focuses on Carry Nation's fervent activism against alcohol and the societal issues surrounding it, using her personal narrative as a lens to highlight the struggles and triumphs she faced, particularly as a woman in a predominantly male-dominated society. At the start of the memoir, Carry Nation reflects on her early life in Kentucky, providing vivid details about her childhood home, family dynamics, and the cultural context of the time. She shares fond memories of her family's plantation, particularly her interactions with the enslaved people on the estate, and discusses the values instilled in her by her father. As she transitions into her life as a young woman, she begins to grapple with issues of marriage and domestic hardship, revealing her deep empathy for the struggles faced by women, especially those affected by alcohol and societal neglect. The opening chapters establish a foundation for her later activism by illustrating the personal impact of alcohol on families and communities, ultimately setting the stage for her life's work in promoting temperance and women's rights. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aSocial reformers -- United States -- Biography
653 _aNation, Carry Amelia, 1846-1911
653 _aTemperance -- United States
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1485
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