Firebrands : The Untold Story of Four Women Who Made and Unmade Prohibition.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Diliberto, Gioia.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Boole, Ella A. (Ella Alexander), 1858-1952.

Boole, Ella A.

Guinan, Texas.

Willebrandt, Mabel Walker, 1889-1963.

Willebrandt, Mabel Walker.

Davis, Dwight, Mrs., 1887-1955.

Davis, Dwight.

Women political activists.

Political leadership.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (354 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2024.

Summary:

Firebrands: The Untold Story of Four Women Who Made and Unmade Prohibition by Gioia Diliberto explores the pivotal roles of four influential women during the Prohibition era in the United States. From 1920 to 1933, this period saw significant political and social upheaval, marked by the enforcement and eventual repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment. Ella Boole, Mabel Walker Willebrandt, Texas Guinan, and Pauline Morton Sabin emerge as central figures, each representing different facets of the Prohibition and Repeal movements. While Boole and Willebrandt advocated for and enforced Prohibition, Guinan and Sabin highlighted its absurdities and led the charge for its repeal. The book sheds light on the broader implications of women's political activism following the Nineteenth Amendment, which granted them the right to vote. Diliberto connects the struggles and triumphs of these women to contemporary political dynamics, emphasizing the enduring influence of women's activism. The book is intended for readers interested in American history, women's studies, and the sociopolitical landscape of the early 20th century. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Contents

Prologue

One. Send a Mother to the Senate

Two. Pauline’s Way

Three. The Enforcer

Four. America’s Most Powerful Woman

Five. Queen of the Night

Six. A True Handmaiden of Justice

Seven. The Moral Napoleon

Eight. Vote Dry—or Else!

Nine. Crooked

Ten. Kansas City

Eleven. Hoover for President

Twelve. Hoover Wins

Thirteen. Pauline’s Revolt

Fourteen. The Famous and the Fallen

Fifteen. Tex on Trial

Sixteen. Private Practice

Seventeen. Notorious

Eighteen. Bitter Spirits

Nineteen. The Sisterhood of Repeal

Twenty. The Women’s War

Twenty-One. Second Acts

Twenty-Two. Repeal

Twenty-Three. The End of Something

Epilogue Generated by AI.

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ISBN:

9780226819686

022681968X

OCLC:

1463770580