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Carrie Nation[edit]

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OriginalCarrie Nation, also known as Hatchet Granny, campaigned against alcohol, and for helping battered women.
Reason
A fine (if originally badly damaged) photograph of a notable temperance campaigner
Articles in which this image appears
Carrie Nation, June 1900
FP category for this image
The logic we usually use is that people advocating for change in laws, such as suffragettes, get filed under political. This is a little more subtle, as she's arguably advocating for societal change, but the movement culminated in Prohibition. She was also a religious leader of sorts. Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political? I'll let Armbrust decide.
Creator
White Studio, restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Carrie Nation by White Studio.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:47, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]