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Mississippi: Legally Dry but Soaking Wet and Often Violent

The Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, led by members like Carrie Nation, Mississippi’s first female state senator, ushered in prohibition in the state before the nation because heads of families were spending their pay on liquor and returning home drunk to beat their wives and children.

Perspective, Domestic ViolenceGuest UserNovember 10, 2020Domestic Violence, Prohibition, Mississippi, Two Mississippi Museums