Which statement about Carrie Nation is accurate?

Which statement about Carrie Nation is accurate?

• A. Founded WCTU to outlaw selling and drinking alcohol
• B. Encouraged bar patronage
• C. Opposed the temperance movement
• D. Lobbied against women's suffrage

Answer: (A)

This question tests understanding of Carrie Nation’s place in the Progressive Era reform movements centered on temperance. Nation became a famous and forceful advocate for banning alcohol, personifying the push to curb liquor through organized action. The statement linking her to founding the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union captures the idea that she was a leading force in promoting prohibition and mobilizing supporters to outlaw the sale and consumption of alcohol. The other options contradict what Nation stood for—she did not promote tavern patronage, she did not oppose temperance, and her work aligned with reform causes that included women’s suffrage rather than opposing it. Her notoriety came from direct-action activism within the temperance cause and her role in strengthening public support for prohibition.

This question tests understanding of Carrie Nation’s place in the Progressive Era reform movements centered on temperance. Nation became a famous and forceful advocate for banning alcohol, personifying the push to curb liquor through organized action. The statement linking her to founding the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union captures the idea that she was a leading force in promoting prohibition and mobilizing supporters to outlaw the sale and consumption of alcohol. The other options contradict what Nation stood for—she did not promote tavern patronage, she did not oppose temperance, and her work aligned with reform causes that included women’s suffrage rather than opposing it. Her notoriety came from direct-action activism within the temperance cause and her role in strengthening public support for prohibition.