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Happy Repeal Day! On this day in 1933, the repeal of thirteen years of Prohibition in the United States was accomplished with the passage of the Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution.

We’re toasting the occasion today with this August 8, 1932 photograph from a rally of the Women's Organization for National Prohibition Reform (W.O.N.P.R.), an organization founded in 1929 by Pauline Morton Sabin (1887-1955) to advocate for the repeal of Prohibition. By 1932, the organization counted over 600,000 members and had a leadership dominated by women who, like Sabin, were wealthy and well-connected wives of American industry leaders.

Alice Belin du Pont (1872-1944), wife of Pierre S. du Pont (1870-1954), counted herself among the Women's Organization for National Prohibition Reform membership. In this photo, Pierre’s brother, Irénée du Pont (1876-1963) can be seen in the upper row of men, third position from left.

This photograph is part of the Hagley Library’s collection of P.S. du Pont photographs (Longwood) (Accession 1969.002). You can view more items from this collection, including more material documenting the Women's Organization for National Prohibition Reform, by clicking here to visit its page in our Digital Archive.