Project Gutenberg 1998-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 250 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.) Reading ease score: 79.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Social reformers -- United States -- Biography Nation, Carry Amelia, 1846-1911 Temperance -- United States HV Text Category: Biographies Category: History - American Category: Drugs/Alcohol/Pharmacology Category: Gender & Sexuality Studies 603184 2025-08-01T09:58:00.024364 text/html 603005 2025-01-07T17:18:17.466920 text/html 318623 2025-08-01T09:58:09.055287 application/epub+zip 324973 2025-08-01T09:58:03.261307 application/epub+zip 311660 2025-08-01T09:58:01.917293 application/epub+zip 566747 2025-08-01T09:58:13.594265 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 541249 2025-08-01T09:58:08.171291 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 505339 2022-08-01T09:26:49.688259 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 564830 2025-08-01T09:57:59.407302 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 556032 2015-04-02T13:36:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 221392 2015-04-02T13:36:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18552 2025-08-01T09:58:13.736252 application/rdf+xml 16738 2025-08-01T09:58:02.411293 image/jpeg 3798 2025-08-01T09:58:02.163295 image/jpeg 313535 2025-08-01T09:58:00.071347 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia