CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix
4. ONE. Introduction: Family Reproduction, Children’s Morals, and Censorship 3
5. TWO. The City, Sexuality, and the Suppression of Abortion and Contraception 25
6. THREE. Moral Reform and the Protection of Youth 49
7. FOUR. Anthony Comstock versus Free Love: Religion, Marriage, and the Victorian Family 76
8. FIVE. Immigrants, City Politics, and Censorship in New York and Boston 104
9. SIX. Censorious Quakers and the Failure of the Anti-Vice Movement in Philadelphia 128
10. SEVEN. Morals versus Art 158
11. EIGHT. Conclusion: Focus on the Family 199
12. NOTES 219
13. BIBLIOGRAPHY 225
14. INDEX 269