M. Louise Gross was secretary to New York City Tammany Hall

Tammany Hall

Tammany Hall, also known as the Society of St. Tammany, the Sons of St. Tammany, or the Columbian Order, was a New York political organization founded in 1786 and incorporated on May 12, 1789 as the Tammany Society...

 district leader Thomas F. Foley, a close associate of Al Smith

Al Smith

Alfred Emanuel Smith. , known in private and public life as Al Smith, was an American statesman who was elected the 42nd Governor of New York three times, and was the Democratic U.S. presidential candidate in 1928...

. She served in leadership positions in repeal of prohibition

Repeal of Prohibition

The Repeal of Prohibition in the United States was accomplished with the passage of the Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution on December 5, 1933.-Background:...

 organizations including the Molly Pitcher Club

Molly Pitcher Club

The Molly Pitcher Club was founded in 1922 as a woman's anti-prohibition organization. They argued that drinking itself was not illegal and so the government should not get involved with a personal and private choice.-History:...

, the Women's Moderation Union

Women's Moderation Union

The Women's Moderation Union, headed by M. Louise Gross, helped belie the Women's Christian Temperance Union's insistence that it spoke for American women...

, and the Women's Committee for Modification of the Volstead Act. Following repeal, Gross became a registered lobbyist in Washington, D.C.

Education

Gross, a native New Yorker, graduated from White Plains High School before attending Fordham University

Fordham University

Fordham University is a private, nonprofit, coeducational research university in the United States, with three campuses in and around New York City. It was founded by the Roman Catholic Diocese of New York in 1841 as St...

 where she studied law.

Prohibition

A Democrat

Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

, Gross lead supporters in anti-prohibition activities through the Molly Pitcher Club

Molly Pitcher Club

The Molly Pitcher Club was founded in 1922 as a woman's anti-prohibition organization. They argued that drinking itself was not illegal and so the government should not get involved with a personal and private choice.-History:...

, a 'wet' organization that operated within the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment.

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