Penny Julia on Nostr: Ken Burn's Prohibition on PBS series looks at the feminist and temperance movement, ...
Ken Burn's Prohibition on PBS series looks at the feminist and temperance movement, mainly in its first episode and it's pretty fair.
The domestic abuse element was a real eye opener for me (see also Boardwalk Empire) and also the amount it was common for people to drink (thanks in part to dirty water in cities, but even in the country it was common for strong cider to sit at a doorstep with a ladel for anyone to take as they came and went).
The domestic abuse element was a real eye opener for me (see also Boardwalk Empire) and also the amount it was common for people to drink (thanks in part to dirty water in cities, but even in the country it was common for strong cider to sit at a doorstep with a ladel for anyone to take as they came and went).