------------------------------------------------------------ PLEASE DO NOT REPLY OR SEND MESSAGES TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS. ------------------------------------------------------------ AUTHOR: Murphy, Mary. TITLE: Bootlegging mothers and drinking daughters: gender and Prohibition in Butte, Montana. SOURCE: American Quarterly v. 46 (June '94) p. 174-94 map. ABSTRACTS: A discussion of the effects of Prohibition on the women of Butte, Montana. Prior to Prohibition, drinking in Butte was governed by the clearly defined social rules that saloons were male preserves reflecting the ethnic and occupational strata of the community and that if reputable women drank, they did so at home. With the advent of Prohibition, however, women became involved in liquor production, distribution, and consumption. Prohibition effectively created new social spaces in the shape of speakeasies and nightclubs where both men and women drank publicly, heralding a redefinition of sex roles in one of the most gender-segregated arenas of leisure. Prohibition provided women with new economic opportunities, greater choices of public leisure, and an opportunity to widen the definition of respectable female behavior. . STANDARD NO: 0003-0678 DATE: 1994 PLACE: United States LANGUAGE: English RECORD TYPE: art CONTENTS: feature article SUBJECT: Women - Montana - History. Prohibition - United States. Women - Alcohol use. Illicit distilling. Women - Social conditions. Sex role. Butte (Mont.) - Social conditions. ------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for using FirstSearch. This e-mail account is only for distribution of FirstSearch documents. Please contact your librarian with comments or concerns. ------------------------------------------------------------