Smashers, Rummies, and the State: The Prohibition of Booze in Canada, 1855-1948

0.5 credits · Undergraduate

Using primary documents and scholarly analyses, this course explores the struggles across Canada between the "Smashers" or prohibitionists, who were rooted in evangelical religion and an early strain of feminism, and the "Rummies," who fought to preserve a recreational drinking culture and the economic opportunities that it made possible. Prerequisite: 3.0 university credits or permission of the chair.