Author Daniel Okrent, the first public editor of the New York Times and renowned nonfiction writer, spent years researching the temperance movement for his new book, Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition. Go out and get yourself a copy!
Every party has a pooper...This week, New York Magazine has a terrific article by Okrent about the ways in which Prohibition effected how we drink now.
He writes that because of Prohibition:
- we go to bars to date and flirt
- we go out to be entertained
- we go out to be entertained
- we also party at home
- we order brand-name liquor
- the best bars are secret
In honor and anticipation of Okrent's book, we've put together a collection of our favorite images of women during the Prohibition era, and their sneaky ways they found to enjoy the hard stuff:
That last one is pretty ingenious. It's a cane. And a flask. Nice.
