Who was the American woman, a radical member of the temperance movement against the government policies, whom people refer to as a Battle-axe?
Battle-axe (woman):  The prime example was the militant temperance activist Carrie Nation, who wielded a hatchet and made it her symbol, living in "Hatchet Hall" and publishing a magazine called "The Hatchet". Carrie Nation: Carrie Amelia Nation (forename sometimes spelled Carry; November 25, 1846 – June 9, 1911) was an American woman who was a radical member of the temperance movement, which opposed alcohol before the advent of Prohibition.
Carrie Nation