As part of newspaper series of women presenting their views on prohibition, Addams describes its effects on public welfare and advocates for the long-term benefits of the eighteenth amendment.
Addams discusses the impact of prohibition on urban communities and notes a gradual increase in availability of alcohol due to home-based distilling. Addams gave this talk to the Kalamazoo and Battle Creek Social Workers' Clubs at the Y.W.C.A. building.
Addams argues that Prohibition has had a good impact on the neighborhood around Hull-House. This article is repurposed from Addams's article in the Literary Digest.