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Liberated Spirits

Two Women Who Battled Over Prohibition

Two Women Who Battled Over Prohibition

Two Women Who Battled Over Prohibition

By Hugh Ambrose and John Schuttler

By Hugh Ambrose and John Schuttler

By Hugh Ambrose and John Schuttler

By Hugh Ambrose and John Schuttler

By Hugh Ambrose and John Schuttler
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By Hugh Ambrose and John Schuttler
Read by Cassandra Campbell and John Schuttler

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Oct 16, 2018 | 368 Pages

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    About Liberated Spirits

    A provocative new take on the women behind a perennially fascinating subject–Prohibition–by bestselling author and historian Hugh Ambrose.

    The passage 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.

    With fierce drive and acumen, Mabel Willebrandt transcended the tremendous hurdles facing women lawyers and was appointed Assistant Attorney General. Though never a Prohibition campaigner, once in office she zealously pursued enforcement despite a corrupt and ineffectual agency.

    Wealthy Pauline Sabin had no formal education in law or government but she too fought entrenched discrimination to rise in the ranks of the Republican Party. While Prohibition meant little to her personally–aristocrats never lost access to booze–she seized the fight to repeal it as a platform to bring newly enfranchised women into the political process and compete on an equal footing with men.

    Along with a colorful cast of supporting characters, from rumrunners and Prohibition agents on the take to senators and feuding society matrons, Liberated Spirits brings the Roaring Twenties to life in a brand new way.

    About Liberated Spirits

    A provocative new take on the women behind a perennially fascinating subject–Prohibition–by bestselling author and historian Hugh Ambrose.

    The passage 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.

    With fierce drive and acumen, Mabel Willebrandt transcended the tremendous hurdles facing women lawyers and was appointed Assistant Attorney General. Though never a Prohibition campaigner, once in office she zealously pursued enforcement despite a corrupt and ineffectual agency.

    Wealthy Pauline Sabin had no formal education in law or government but she too fought entrenched discrimination to rise in the ranks of the Republican Party. While Prohibition meant little to her personally–aristocrats never lost access to booze–she seized the fight to repeal it as a platform to bring newly enfranchised women into the political process and compete on an equal footing with men.

    Along with a colorful cast of supporting characters, from rumrunners and Prohibition agents on the take to senators and feuding society matrons, Liberated Spirits brings the Roaring Twenties to life in a brand new way.

    About Liberated Spirits

    A provocative new take on the women behind a perennially fascinating subject–Prohibition–by bestselling author and historian Hugh Ambrose.

    The passage 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.

    With fierce drive and acumen, Mabel Willebrandt transcended the tremendous hurdles facing women lawyers and was appointed Assistant Attorney General. Though never a Prohibition campaigner, once in office she zealously pursued enforcement despite a corrupt and ineffectual agency.

    Wealthy Pauline Sabin had no formal education in law or government but she too fought entrenched discrimination to rise in the ranks of the Republican Party. While Prohibition meant little to her personally–aristocrats never lost access to booze–she seized the fight to repeal it as a platform to bring newly enfranchised women into the political process and compete on an equal footing with men.

    Along with a colorful cast of supporting characters, from rumrunners and Prohibition agents on the take to senators and feuding society matrons, Liberated Spirits brings the Roaring Twenties to life in a brand new way.

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    About Hugh Ambrose

    Hugh Ambrose was a noted historian and was a consultant on the documentary Price for Peace, for which Steven Spielberg… More about Hugh Ambrose

    About Hugh Ambrose

    Hugh Ambrose was a noted historian and was a consultant on the documentary Price for Peace, for which Steven Spielberg… More about Hugh Ambrose

    About Hugh Ambrose

    Hugh Ambrose was a noted historian and was a consultant on the documentary Price for Peace, for which Steven Spielberg… More about Hugh Ambrose

    Product Details

    Category: 20th Century U.S. History

    Hardcover | $28.00
    Published by Berkley
    Oct 16, 2018 | 368 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | ISBN 9780451414649

    Category: 20th Century U.S. History

    Ebook | $14.99
    Published by Berkley
    Oct 16, 2018 | 368 Pages | ISBN 9780698183636

    Category: 20th Century U.S. History | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $20.00
    Published by Penguin Audio
    Oct 16, 2018 | 667 Minutes | ISBN 9780525641346

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    Praise

    Praise for Liberated Spirits

    “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

     

     

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