Loyola History Presents: Carry A. Nation

  • April 10, 2017
  • 6:00 PM - 8:00 CST
  • Ireland's, Damen Student Center
  • Ella Wagner, ewagner8@luc.edu
  • Free
  • Anyone
     Open to the public.
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    Carry A. Nation grabbed a drink out of a man's hand and announced to the crowd, *Anyone who thinks this is fit to drink can come outside and suck it out of the street!* at which point she proceeded to leave the tavern and pour the beer into the gutter. That was the introduction many got to Carry A. Nation when she was the scourge of tavern owners in the early 20th century. She's back in Chicago on April 10 to admonish the students of Loyola University as she did 115 years ago.

    What would famed barroom smasher, temperance advocate and anti-tobacco and drugs crusader Carry A. Nation have to say about our society today? Learn more about this significant woman who made so many headlines and shaped social discourse in her time; even for those that did not agree with her.

    Well-known Chicago performer Ellie Carlson will bring her portrayal of Carry A. Nation, the *Famous and Original Barroom Smasher,* to Ireland's for a one-night-only performance, sponsored by the History Graduate Student Association and the History Department. The event will be held in Ireland's pub in the lower level of Damen Student Center, 6511 N. Sheridan Rd. All are welcome! Drinks will be available for purchase from Ireland's to those who are 21+, but beware--Carry has been known to heckle those she finds imbibing the Demon Rum!

    This event is open to the public as well as to the Loyola community. For more information or to ask a question, please contact Ella Wagner at ewagner8@luc.edu.