Project Gutenberg 1998-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 60 Nation, Carry Amelia 1846 1911 Moore, Carry Amelia Nation, Carry A. (Carry Amelia) Gloyd, Carry Amelia Nation, Carrie Amelia The Use and Need of the Life of Carry A. Nation Scanned by Charles Keller for Sarah with OmniPage Professional OCR software "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.) en Social reformers -- United States -- Biography Nation, Carry Amelia, 1846-1911 Temperance -- United States HV Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Politics 603004 602902 2024-09-01T09:54:39.365797 2023-10-01T09:03:18.954722 text/html text/html 602997 602895 2024-09-01T09:54:39.597810 2023-10-01T09:03:19.159734 text/html text/html 295169 2024-09-01T09:54:47.151786 application/epub+zip 301764 2024-09-01T09:54:41.225813 application/epub+zip 301764 2024-09-01T09:54:40.279818 application/epub+zip 534551 2024-09-01T09:54:51.759757 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 509055 2024-09-01T09:54:46.404850 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 505339 2022-08-01T09:26:49.688259 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 564830 564772 2024-09-01T09:54:38.821807 2023-10-01T09:03:18.483718 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 556032 2015-04-02T13:36:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 221392 2015-04-02T13:36:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18438 2024-09-01T09:54:51.894740 application/rdf+xml 16781 2024-09-01T09:54:40.632801 image/jpeg 3807 2024-09-01T09:54:40.456808 image/jpeg 291783 2024-09-01T09:54:39.651811 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia