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The Sex Radicals
This volume provides the first account of the pioneering efforts at sex reform in America from the Gilded Age to the Progressive era. Despite the atmosphere of extreme prudery and the existence of the Comstock laws after the Civil War, a group of radicals emerged to attack conventional beliefs about sex, from traditional marriage to women’s chattel status in society. These men and women had in common a direct, unrespectable, iconoclastic style. They put forth outrageous journalism and had a penchant for martyrdom and for using the courts to publicize their ideologies. From rare and generally unknown sources, Hal D. Sears pieced together the story of the sex radicals and their surprising id...
The Harriet Jacobs Family Papers
Although millions of African American women were held in bondage over the 250 years that slavery was legal in the United States, Harriet Jacobs (1813-97) is the only one known to have left papers testifying to her life. Her autobiography, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, holds a central place in the canon of American literature as the most important slave narrative by an African American woman. Born in Edenton, North Carolina, Jacobs escaped from her owner in her mid-twenties and hid in the cramped attic crawlspace of her grandmother's house for seven years before making her way north as a fugitive slave. In Rochester, New York, she became an active abolitionist, working with all of th...
The Champions of the Church
"The Champions of the Church: Their Crimes and Persecutions" examines the history of religious figures and the controversies surrounding their actions. This historical account delves into the alleged crimes and persecutions associated with prominent individuals within the Church, offering a critical perspective on their lives and legacies. De Robigne Mortimer Bennett explores the complex interplay between religious authority, power, and morality. This book provides a detailed examination of historical events, inviting readers to reconsider traditional narratives and understand the darker aspects of religious history. It remains a relevant resource for those interested in a nuanced view of th...
