Season 1 · Episode 1513
Mary T. Lathrap, Prohibition Advocate | Apr 25
On this day in 1838: Mary T. Lathrap, known as the "Daniel Webster of…
Michigan Minute · WKAR Public Media
April 25, 20251m 0s
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Show Notes
On this day in 1838: Mary T. Lathrap, known as the "Daniel Webster of Prohibition," was born in Jackson, Michigan. She was a teacher turned evangelist who championed temperance and co-founded Michigan's Women's Suffrage organization. Although she passed in 1895, her poem "Judge Softly" inspired the saying, "Before you judge someone, walk a mile in their shoes."