Anthony Comstock (March 7, 1844 – September 21, 1915) was an American anti-vice activist, United States Postal Inspector, and secretary of the New York...
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Postal Inspector and anti-vice activist Anthony Comstock. In the 21st century, judges and lawmakers cite the Comstock Act as a possible justification for...
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wrestler Anthony Casso, Italian American mobster Anthony Chickillo, American football player Anthony Comstock, American morals critic Anthony Corallo,...
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States. Like many other sex reformers, Dr. Stockham was arrested by Anthony Comstock, who prosecuted a variety of sexual freedom reformers.Ida Craddock...
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popular newspapers and periodicals of the day. The NYSSV was founded by Anthony Comstock and his supporters in the Young Men's Christian Association. In May...
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to a committee to obtain a minister for Norwalk. Anthony Comstock, 5th great-grandson Henry Comstock, 6th great-grandson An Historical Discourse in Commemoration...
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Sanger identified emotionally with his wife's work and referred to Anthony Comstock as a victim of "incurable sexophobia" who lacked "the intelligence...
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done with the James Bond novels. Ad usum Delphini Comstockery, after Anthony Comstock Censorship Minced oath Roald Dahl revision controversy Tobacco bowdlerization...
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embodied in the federal and state Comstock laws and named after the postal officer and anti-obscenity crusader Anthony Comstock, who proved himself officious...
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efforts of Anthony Comstock, whose intense lobbying led to the passage in 1873 of an anti-obscenity statute, known as the Comstock Act. Comstock was appointed...
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