Claim Citation Readiness
Claim Count
3
Claim Fact-Check Status
Claims
Date Precision
Approximate
Destination URL
Display Date
May 1929
End Sort Year
1929
Era
Prohibition and Repeal
Event ID
79
Evidence Confidence
Strong
Featured?
Geography
United States
Historical Significance
Provides a dated, named example of women’s organization and party realignment inside the repeal coalition.
Last Reviewed
September 2, 2026
Publication Status
Published
Record Type
Event
Research Notes
The HABS source gives month and year but not a calendar day. May 1 is a synthetic sorting anchor only; display as May 1929. Do not generalize Sabin’s motives to all women or all WONPR members.
Scope
American Whiskey Core
Start Sort Year
1929
Summary
After leaving the Republican Party to fight for Repeal, Pauline Morton Sabin founded the Women’s Organization for National Prohibition Reform in May 1929.
Thematic Lanes
Law and TaxationPeople and LaborCulture and Consumption
Timeline Date
May 1, 1929
Evidence anchor
Complete 39-page HABS report “Bayberry Land,” report page 14, fully reviewed and preserved.
Drafting guardrail
Use this as a specific actor-and-organization milestone, not a claim that women were politically uniform.