HST 222 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Theodore Tilton, Albert Richardson
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Prevents people from basically having sex outside of marriage. Debate over the importance of sex and exploring sexuality. Served in the civil war as part of the christian commission. Wants to get rid of sexual things by attacking the business side of things. Works with new york state to pass anti-obscenity laws. Works with the ymca in a crusade against obscenity. Group that works to pass the comstock act of 1873. No obscene texts or images can be printed if they show indecent character. Kind of attacks the mail service because the law says none of these things can be carried in the mail. At this point going through your mail isn"t really a violation of. At this point going through your mail isn"t really a violation of privacy. They"re really only interested in the sender, not the receiver. Fines: -5000; or imprisoned hard labor for 1-10 years, or both. 24 other states adopted similar laws preventing obscenity.
