The struggle for free speech in the United States, 1872-1915 [[electronic resource] ] : Edward Bliss Foote, Edward Bond Foote, and anti-Comstock operations / / Janice Ruth Wood

• Autore: Wood Janice Ruth
• Pubblicazione: New York ; ; London, : Routledge, 2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (156 p.)
• Disciplina: 323.44/3097309034
• Soggetto topico: Freedom of speech - United States - History
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Chapter One Introduction; Chapter Two Historical Background; Chapter Three Legal Encounters with Comstock; Chapter Four Free-Speech Organizational Activities; Chapter Five Personal Involvement in Free-Speech Cases; Chapter Six Conclusions; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Passed in 1873, the Comstock Act banned 'obscene' materials from the mail without defining obscenity, leaving it open to interpretation by courts that were hostile to free speech. Literature that reflected changing attitudes toward sexuality, religion, and social institutions fell victim to the Comstock Act and related state laws. Dr. Edward Bliss Foote became among the earliest individuals convicted under the law after he mailed a brochure on birth-control methods. For the next four decades, Foote Sr. and his son, Dr. Edward Bond Foote, challenged the Comstock Act in Congress, legislatures
• Titolo autorizzato: The struggle for free speech in the United States, 1872-1915
• ISBN: 1-135-89637-2; 1-281-10227-X; 9786611102272; 0-203-93225-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910799977803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: American popular history and culture (Routledge (Firm))