Maine Memory Network

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Women Leaders and Temperance

"20, 1898." X National Womans Christian Temperance Union School Reports ca. 1910-1920 Collections of Maine Historical Society; gift of…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Temperance Membership

"The Woman's Christian Temperance Union was founded in Cleveland in December of 1874. Sons of Temperance certificate for John Gunnelsen…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - A Call to Temperance

"GALLERIES: A Call to Temperance | Temperance Membership | Neal Dow | Drinking: Elegance and Debauchery"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - 1820 to 1865: Temperance and the Maine Law

"GALLERIES: A Call to Temperance | Temperance Membership | Neal Dow | Drinking: Elegance and Debauchery"

Debates Over Suffrage

While numerous Mainers worked for and against woman suffrage in the state in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, some also worked on the national level, seeking a federal amendment to allow women the right to vote

Rum, Riot, and Reform - 1865 to 1919: The Drys Gain New Adherents and Leaders

"Though originating in Ohio, this countrywide group of politically activated women had strong roots in Maine."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - 1919 to 1934: The Nation Follows Maine Into Prohibition

"… the Anti-Saloon League and the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, the 18th amendment was submitted in 1917."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Reform and Repeal

"X Who Profits from Beer? Christian Civic League of Maine Collections of Maine Historical Society Coll."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Politics and Enforcement

"GALLERIES: Politics and Enforcement | Women Leaders and Temperance | Quenching the Thirst | Business as Usual"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Overview & Introduction

"Temperance and prohibition movements, like the fight to abolish slavery and the struggle for women's suffrage, engaged the nation's full attention."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Why Study the History of Drinking?

"Maine led the nation in the temperance fight; a look at its history might help put current issues in some perspective."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Quenching the Thirst

"GALLERIES: Politics and Enforcement | Women Leaders and Temperance | Quenching the Thirst | Business as Usual"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Influential & Interesting Documents

"… biography of George Washington, entered the temperance fray with this book, which became popular throughout the United States."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - 1620 to 1820: New England's Great Secret

"… became the first major Maine forum to advocate temperate use of spirits. GALLERIES: Drinking Implements | Taverns, People, and Scenes |…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - The Continuing Debate

"… positive change emerged from the ranks of the temperance movements—the dramatic and lasting drop in the amount of liquor Americans consumed."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Business as Usual

"GALLERIES: Politics and Enforcement | Women Leaders and Temperance | Quenching the Thirst | Business as Usual"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Neal Dow

"GALLERIES: A Call to Temperance | Temperance Membership | Neal Dow | Drinking: Elegance and Debauchery"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Society Copes

"… culture from the state that led the nations temperance movements. X The Alcoholic Blues , 1919 Broadway Music Corporation Collections of…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Drinking: Elegance and Debauchery

"Libby Photography by J. David Bohl GALLERIES: A Call to Temperance | Temperance Membership | Neal Dow | Drinking: Elegance and Debauchery"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Taverns, People, and Scenes

"… licensed house was one of the few trades open to women and the tough-minded Mrs. Greele achieved legendary status by extinguishing her burning…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Bootleggers vs. Police

"Bootleggers vs. Police Back to: 1919 to 1934: The Nation Follows Maine Into Prohibition X Rum Car Wrecked After Gun Fight with Officers…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Acknowledgements

"Acknowledgements Advertisement or premium for Anheuser Busch Brewing Co., ca. 1892 Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Drinking Implements

"Drinking Implements Back to: 1620 to 1820: New England's Great Secret X Scamman Jug, 1689-1702 Germany, Westerwald District Salt-glazed…"

Begin Again: reckoning with intolerance in Maine

BEGIN AGAIN explores Maine's historic role, going back 528 years, in crisis that brought about the pandemic, social and economic inequities, and the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020.