Podcast of Greats

Episode 42 - Carry Nation: Hatchet Granny


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Caroline Amelia Nation, who was often called "Hatchet Granny" or "Carry Nation," was a radical member of the temperance movement, which protested alcohol use leading up to Prohibition. Carry described herself as "a bulldog running along at the feet of Jesus, barking at what He doesn't like", and claimed a divine ordination to promote temperance by destroying bars. 

In today’s episode, we are going to discuss just how much of a bad-ass woman Carry Amelia Nation really was. 

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Podcast of GreatsBy Cooper, Glynn & Ian