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The passing of the 18th Amendment (banning the sale of alcohol) and the 19th (women's suffrage) in the same year is no coincidence. These two Constitutional Amendments enabled women to redefine themselves and their place in society in a way historians have neglected to explore. Liberated Spirits describes how the fight both to pass and later to repeal Prohibition was driven by women, as exemplified by two remarkable women in particular - Mabel Willebrandt and Pauline Sabin.
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"Raises fascinating questions about the role of women in early-20th-century politics. . .A rewardingly intricate account of how one political issue shaped several lives."--Kirkus Reviews"An important, timely look at an era that is usually remembered for its speakeasies and flappers." -- Wall Street Journal
"Rightly places women in the center of the Prohibition debate while providing a well-researched, fast-paced narrative. . .A must-read." --Library Journal
"Those looking for the political history of Prohibition will value this comprehensive accounting. " --Booklist
Hugh Ambrose was a noted historian and the bestselling author of The Pacific: Hell Was an Ocean Away. He passed away in 2015 after completing this book. John Schuttler is a consulting historian, researching and writing on numerous topics for dozens of clients in the public and private sectors.
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- PublisherBerkley - Us
- Publication date2018
- ISBN 10 0451414640
- ISBN 13 9780451414649
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. THERE IS A BLACK "CLOSEOUT/REMAINDER" MARK ON THE BOTTOM PAGE EDGES. The back-to-back passaged of the Eighteenth Amendment, banning the sale of alcohol, and the Nineteenth, giving women the right to vote, was no coincidence. These two constitutional amendments enabled women to redefine themselves and their place in society. Liberated Spirits describes how women battled sexism to reshape the two major political parties, as exemplified by two extraordinary women on opposite sides of the Prohibition debate. With fierce drive and acumen, Mabel Walker Willebrandt transcended tremendous hurdles to become a force in the California Republican Party, campaigning for a law to allow women control of their own money. Far ahead of her time, she adopted a daughter as a single parent and became a pilot who traveled the country with Amelia Earhart. As assistant attorney general of the United States, she was the highest-ranking woman in the country, and she was given the near-impossible task of enforcing Prohibition with the "help" of a corrupt and inefficient department. New York socialite Pauline Sabin was as liberated a spirit as Willebrandt. She flouted high society by divorcing her pedigreed husband, and she too fought her way up the ranks of the Republican pParty, which tried to keep women on committees that did nothing but plan parties and raise money. Not Sabin: She was determined to make policy. And she did, mobilizing thousands of women to spearhead the repeal of Prohibition while Willebrandt battled to enforce it. Brimming with colorful characters, from charming policeman-cum-rumrunners and Prohibition agents on the take, to ambitious senators and feuding society matrons, Liberated Spirits brings a dizzying era to life in a brand-new way. THERE IS A BLACK "CLOSEOUT/REMAINDER" MARK ON THE BOTTOM PAGE EDGES. BERKLEY, HARDCOVER, 1ST EDITION, 1ST PRINTING, 2018. Seller Inventory # 001352
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