------------------------------------------------------------ PLEASE DO NOT REPLY OR SEND MESSAGES TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS. ------------------------------------------------------------ AUTHOR: Mancall, Peter C. TITLE: Men, women, and alcohol in Indian villages in the Great Lakes region in the early republic. SOURCE: Journal of the Early Republic v. 15 (Fall '95) p. 425-48 ABSTRACTS: Part of a special issue on gender in the early Republic. An examination of the effects of the consumption of alcohol in Indian villages in the Great Lakes region on gender relations. The writer describes how alcohol became a fixture of ordinary and religious life for both men and women in the Indian population in this region. The fact that women became involved in the drinking and trading of liquor, he notes, was unsurprising as they played a major role in religion and the economy in their societies. He outlines various initiatives aimed at regulating the liquor trade with Indians and at promoting temperance in Indian communities. He concludes that the attacks on the liquor trade and the focusing of religious pressure for temperance on men conspired to subvert women's traditional roles in these areas. STANDARD NO: 0275-1275 DATE: 1995 PLACE: United States LANGUAGE: English RECORD TYPE: art CONTENTS: feature article SUBJECT: Indians of North America - Great Lakes region. Indians of North America - Alcohol use. Temperance. Indians of North America - Commerce. ------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for using FirstSearch. This e-mail account is only for distribution of FirstSearch documents. Please contact your librarian with comments or concerns. ------------------------------------------------------------