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Carry A. Nation, a nationally recognized temperance advocate, used this unfinished wooden cane. Nation, a resident of Medicine Lodge, Kansas, achieved infamy for attacking saloons with a hatchet to discourage drinking. She was frequently jailed for vandalism. Later in life, Nation donated many items to the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, including this cane.
Date: between 1890 and 1899
Item Number: 224720
KSHS Identifier: 1927.29.0
Collections - Museum
Community Life - Clubs and organizations - Reform/Advocacy - Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Date - 1890s
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Prohibition and temperance
Objects and Artifacts - Personal Artifacts - Personal Gear - Cane
People - Notable Kansans - Nation, Carry Amelia,1846-1911
Type of Material - Objects and Artifacts
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