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To: Morgana
She lost her husband, the man she loved to the bottle. Sound like a man hater to you or a saloon hater? Can’t say as I blame her.

Honestly, to me, it sounds like she's the reason her husband took to drink. Not saying it to be snarky, but if that's how she was after his death, I'd imagine she wasn't much different before it.

18 posted on 07/12/2018 9:38:29 AM PDT by IYAS9YAS (There are two kinds of people: Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.)
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To: IYAS9YAS

She was something else...

Early life and first marriage
Nation was born in Garrard County, Kentucky, to George and Mary (née Campbell) Moore.[6] Her father was a successful farmer, stock trader, and slaveholder[5] of Irish descent. During much of her early life, her health was poor and her family experienced financial setbacks.[7] The family moved several times in Kentucky and finally settled in Belton, Missouri in 1854.[5] 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.[7] There is speculation that the family did not stay in one place long because of rumors about Nation’s mother’s mental state. Some writers have speculated that Nation’s mother, Mary, believed she was Queen Victoria because of her love of finery and social airs. Mary lived in an insane asylum in Nevada, Missouri, from August 1890 until her death on September 28, 1893. Mary was put in the asylum through legal action by her son, Charles, although there is suspicion that Charles instigated the lawsuit because he owed Mary money.[5]

The family moved to Texas as Missouri became involved in the Civil War in 1862. George did not fare well in Texas, and he moved his family back to Missouri.[5] The family returned 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. The family again returned to their farm when the Civil War ended.[5]

In 1865 Carrie met Charles Gloyd, a young physician who had fought for the Union, who was a severe alcoholic.[8] Gloyd taught school near the Moores’ farm while deciding where to establish his medical practice. He eventually settled on Holden, Missouri, and asked Nation to marry him. Nation’s parents objected to the union because they believed he was addicted to alcohol, but the marriage proceeded.[5] They were married on November 21, 1867, and separated shortly before the birth of their daughter, Charlien, on September 27, 1868. Gloyd died in 1869 of alcoholism.[4]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrie_Nation


19 posted on 07/12/2018 9:50:11 AM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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