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Carrie Amelia Moore Nation (first name also spelled Carry; November 25, 1846 – June 9, 1911) was an American woman who was a radical member of the temperance movement, which opposed alcohol before the advent of Prohibition. She is particularly noteworthy for attacking alcohol-serving establishments (most often taverns) with a hatchet. Nation also had concerns about tight clothing for women. In fact, she refused to wear a corset and urged women not to wear them because of their harmful effects on females' vital organs. Nation was a relatively large woman, almost tall and weighing . She 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. The spelling of her first name varies; both ''Carrie'' and ''Carry'' are considered correct. Official records say ''Carrie,'' which Nation used most of her life; the name ''Carry'' was used by her father in the family Bible. Upon beginning her campaign against liquor in the early 20th century, she adopted the name ''Carry A. Nation'', saying it meant "Carry A Nation for Prohibition".〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Carry A. Nation (1846–1911) )〕 ==Early life and first marriage== Carrie Nation was born Carrie Amelia Moore〔1850 United States Federal Census; this census lists the Moore family, and includes then 3-year-old Caroline. Carrie or Carry were nicknames.〕 in Garrard County, Kentucky, to George and Mary Campbell Moore. During much of her early life her health was poor, and her family experienced financial setbacks, moving several times and finally settling in Belton, Missouri. She had poor education and informal learning. In addition to their financial difficulties, many of her family members suffered from mental illness, her mother at times having delusions.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Carry Amelia Moore Nation )〕 During the Civil War, the family moved several times, returning to High Grove Farm in Cass County. When the Union Army ordered them to evacuate their farm, they moved to Kansas City. Carrie nursed wounded soldiers after a raid on Independence, Missouri. In 1865 she met a young physician who had fought for the Union by the name of Dr. Charles Gloyd, a severe alcoholic. They were married on November 21, 1867, and separated shortly before the birth of their daughter, Charlien, on September 27, 1868. Gloyd died less than a year later of alcoholism, in 1869.〔 Carrie developed a very passionate attitude against alcohol. With the proceeds from selling the land her father had given her (as well as the proceeds from her husband's estate), Carrie built a small house in Holden, Missouri. She moved there with her mother-in-law and Charlien, and attended the Normal Institute in Warrensburg, Missouri, earning her teaching certificate in July 1872. She taught at a school in Holden for four years.〔 Nation obtained a history degree and studied the influence of Greek philosophers on American politics. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Carrie Nation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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