Mary T. Lathrap, Prohibition Advocate | Apr 25

About this episode

The episode discusses the life and impact of Mary T. Lathrap, a prominent advocate for Prohibition and women's suffrage from Michigan.

On this day in 1838: Mary T. Lathrap, known as the "Daniel Webster of Prohibition," was born in Jackson, Michigan. She was a teacher turned evangelist who championed temperance and co-founded Michigan's Women's Suffrage organization. Although she passed in 1895, her poem "Judge Softly" inspired the saying, "Before you judge someone, walk a mile in their shoes."

Topics covered

• Prohibition
• Women's Suffrage
• Temperance
• History
• Poetry

Keywords

• Mary T. Lathrap
• Prohibition
• temperance
• Women's Suffrage
• Judge Softly

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Judge Softly

Places: Jackson, Michigan

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