Pauline Morton Sabin crossed party lines to organize women for Repeal

After serving in Republican politics and as a 1928 national-convention delegate, Pauline Morton Sabin left the Republican Party to fight for Repeal, joined the Democratic Party, and founded the Women’s Organization for National Prohibition Reform in May 1929.

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Do not infer that all women, Republicans, or WONPR members shared identical motives; this claim is specific to Sabin’s documented path.

The complete HABS Bayberry Land report gives the party realignment, founding month and year, and Sabin’s role as president.

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