Designing Women S4 E20 Re-Sugar - Prohibition

In the next installment of our “re-sugaring” – that is favorite “Extra Sugars” from season 4, we finally found a perfectly adequate excuse to talk about prohibition and its connective tissue right here in the South.

We discussed what exactly prohibition was (and what it wasn’t), what it did (and what it didn’t), and the ripple effects we still see to this day.

There’s no “one and done” with this one, but we’ll be looking into ways to cover other angles down the road (including the specific history of moonshine because it has a legacy all its own!).

Dig in if you want! Here are some of our references:

Prohibition | American Experience | Official Site | PBS

Prohibition: Speakeasies, Loopholes And Politics : NPR

The Forgotten History of Black Prohibitionism - POLITICO

A Brief History of Moonshine | Mental Floss

The History of 'Dry Towns' in the USA

Temperance and Prohibition in America: A Historical Overview - Alcohol and Public Policy

Prohibition in the South - The Atlantic

Prohibition in Georgia

Also, as promised – here are the names of some of the fascinating women from this era:

• Frances Willard

• Mabel Willibrand

• Carrie Nation

• Frances Ellen Watkins (F.E.W.) Harper.

Come on y’all, let’s get into it!

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