In Popular Culture
- Nation was the subject of an eponymous opera by composer Douglas Moore which premiered in 1966.
- The all-girl rock band in the schlock film Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970) is called "The Carrie Nations."
- Nation is discussed in the 2011 documentary film Prohibition.
- Nation makes an appearance in the Discovery Channel series “How Booze Built America” Episode: “To the Moon!” originally airing 10/03/2012.
- In The Honeymooners TV show (1955), Ralph Kramden sarcastically refers to his wife Alice as Carrie Nation when she cautioned him about his behavior, though not about drinking.
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Famous quotes containing the words popular culture, popular and/or culture:
“Popular culture is seductive; high culture is imperious.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)
“Like other secret lovers, many speak mockingly about popular culture to conceal their passion for it.”
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“The purpose of education is to keep a culture from being drowned in senseless repetitions, each of which claims to offer a new insight.”
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