18th and 21st Amendments People

Wayne Wheeler

You always hear horror stories about lobbyists essentially writing all the bills for Congress....

Andrew Volstead

Volstead was a career politician who, if not for his association with Prohibition, would be...

Carry Nation

Perhaps the most beloved figure to ever swing a hatchet at something other than a tree, Nation...

Frances Willard

It sounds insane to us now, but there was a time when women weren't allowed to vote. Fortunately,...

Woodrow Wilson

Woodrow Wilson was in his second term when Prohibition was enacted. He was more of a peripheral...

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

FDR was a political juggernaut. The first president elected four times (and because of the 22nd...