Imperiled Innocents: Anthony Comstock and Family Reproduction in Victorian America

by Nicola Beisel

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Moral reform movements claiming to protect children began to emerge in the United States over a century ago, most notably when Anthony Comstock and his supporters crusaded to restrict the circulation of contraception, information on the sexual rights of women, and "obscene" art and literature. Much of their rhetoric influences debates on issues surrounding children and sexuality today. Drawing on Victorian accounts of pregnant girls, prostitutes,...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0691027781

ISBN13:9780691027784

Release Date:July 1998

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:288 Pages

Weight:1.90 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"

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19th Century Anthropology Censorship Cultural History Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences

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