Imperiled Innocents: Anthony Comstock and Family Reproduction in Victorian America

by Nicola Beisel

Book Overview

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"