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American anti-vice activist (1844–1915)
Anthony Comstock (/ˈkʌmstɒk, ˈkɒm-/; March 7, 1844 – September 21, 1915) was an American anti-vice activist, United States Postal Inspector, and secretary
Anthony_Comstock
United States anti-obscenity law
loosely attributed to U.S. Postal Inspector and anti-vice activist Anthony Comstock (1844-1915). The law was applied broadly for much of its history, but
Comstock_Act_of_1873
1922 novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald. Set in New York City, the novel's plot follows a young artist Anthony Comstock Patch and his flapper wife, Gloria Gilbert, who wreck themselves "on
The_Beautiful_and_Damned
Name list
coach Anthony Colve (c. 1644–1693), Dutch military officer, governor of Netherlands Anthony Comstock (1844–1915), American morals critic Anthony Condon
Anthony
Sexual practice
United States. Like many other sex reformers, Stockham was arrested by Anthony Comstock, who prosecuted a variety of sexual freedom reformers. Ida Craddock
Coitus_reservatus
Portrayal of sexual subject matter
The Comstock Act of 1873 is the American equivalent of the British Obscene Publications Act. The anti-obscenity bill, drafted by Anthony Comstock, was
Pornography
State censorship body
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
New York Society for the Suppression of Vice
New_York_Society_for_the_Suppression_of_Vice
British-born American abortion provider and midwife
such practitioners were rarely arrested or charged. Postal Inspector Anthony Comstock was an influential moral reformer, who sought not only to regulate
Madame_Restell
Literary genre
embodied in the federal and state Comstock laws and named after the postal officer and anti-obscenity crusader Anthony Comstock, who proved himself officious
Erotic_literature
American settler (1635–1702)
to a committee to obtain a minister for Norwalk. Anthony Comstock, 5th great-grandson Henry Comstock, 6th great-grandson An Historical Discourse in Commemoration
Christopher_Comstock
American birth control activist and nurse (1879–1966)
Early in 1915, an undercover representative of anti-vice politician Anthony Comstock asked Sanger's estranged husband, William, for a copy of Family Limitation
Margaret_Sanger
American architect (1873–1961)
Sanger identified emotionally with his wife's work and referred to Anthony Comstock as a victim of "incurable sexophobia" who lacked "the intelligence
William_Sanger
Regulates or suppresses obscenity
largely due to the efforts of Anthony Comstock, who created and led the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice. Comstock's intense efforts led to the
United_States_obscenity_law
1911 painting by Paul Chabas
indecency and another in New York was targeted by anti-vice crusader Anthony Comstock, both after displaying September Morn. Over the next few years the
September_Morn
American manufacturer and philanthropist (1822–1897)
for the Suppression of Vice, to which he was a friend and ally of Anthony Comstock. He was also a member of the executive committee of the American Baptist
Samuel_Colgate
Surname list
Botsford Comstock (1854–1930), U.S. artist, educator, and conservationist Anthony Comstock (1844–1915), U.S. moral reformer and namesake of the Comstock laws
Comstock_(surname)
American law enforcement administrator (1895–1972)
university. While a law student, Hoover became interested in the career of Anthony Comstock, the New York City U.S. Postal Inspector, who waged prolonged campaigns
J._Edgar_Hoover
1995 film directed by Paul Shapiro
birth control techniques that flew in the face of a law established by Anthony Comstock (Rod Steiger) forbidding the dissemination of information on contraception
Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story
Choices_of_the_Heart:_The_Margaret_Sanger_Story
American women's suffrage activist (1838–1927)
Congress to pass the 1873 Comstock Laws. George Francis Train once defended her. Other feminists of her time, including Susan B. Anthony, disagreed with her
Victoria_Woodhull
American writer and activist
Island workhouse. Upon her release, Anthony Comstock immediately re-arrested her for violations of the Comstock Act. On October 10, Craddock was tried
Ida_Craddock
American model and actress (1884–1967)
pious son. Thaw started a campaign to expose White, corresponding with Anthony Comstock, a crusader for moral probity and the expulsion of vice. Thaw also
Evelyn_Nesbit
American birth control activist
Sara Blakelee; 18 Jan 1837–10 Jul 1914) was known for her battle with Anthony Comstock over the selling of contraceptive devices across state borders. Sarah
Sarah_Chase
Head of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice
Associate Secretary of the NYSSV for three years, succeeding founder Anthony Comstock as Executive Secretary in 1915 upon the latter's death. Sumner retired
John_S._Sumner
City in Union County, New Jersey, US
During this time, Summit was the home of America's "antivice crusader", Anthony Comstock, who moved there about 1880 and built a house in 1892 at 35 Beekman
Summit,_New_Jersey
1927 nonfiction book by Nan Britton
for the Suppression of Vice (the same organization once headed by Anthony Comstock) arranged for the New York City Police to seize both the unbound printed
The President's Daughter (Britton)
The_President's_Daughter_(Britton)
venereal disease. Anthony Comstock, a grocery clerk and leader in the purity movement, successfully lobbied for the passage of the 1873 Comstock Act, a federal
Birth control in the United States
Birth_control_in_the_United_States
Myriantheus the Ottomans refused to recognize him as Bishop of Kyrenia. Anthony Comstock founded the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice (NYSSV) in
List of book-burning incidents
List_of_book-burning_incidents
1977 album by The Stranglers
Doors and detest the act of love with a humorless intensity worthy of Anthony Comstock." dismissing it as "Too dumb." Robert Smith of the Cure cited Rattus
Rattus_Norvegicus_(album)
German philosopher and writer
Cancer (Los Angeles, 1962). A chapter is also devoted to the crusade of Anthony Comstock and the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice. Marcuse wrote
Ludwig_Marcuse
after its chief proponent, Anthony Comstock. Due to his own personal enforcement of the law during its early days, Comstock received a commission from
Timeline of women's legal rights (other than voting) in the 19th century
Timeline_of_women's_legal_rights_(other_than_voting)_in_the_19th_century
Federal law enforcement agency
enforcement of obscenity prohibitions under the Comstock Act, named after Postal Inspector Anthony Comstock. Congress changed this title to "Post Office
United States Postal Inspection Service
United_States_Postal_Inspection_Service
American avant-garde illustrator and artist
works. A few years later, namely in 1915, Tice's fame skyrocketed when Anthony Comstock, main founder of the Society for the Suppression of Vice, tried to
Clara_Tice
any information regarding the above items. The law was named after Anthony Comstock, U.S. Postal Inspector and founder of the New York Society for the
Censorship in the United States
Censorship_in_the_United_States
initially manufactured only skin condoms (in 1890 he was arrested by Anthony Comstock for having almost seven hundred of the devices in his house). In 1912
History_of_condoms
American politician (born 1959)
Barbara Jean Comstock (née Burns; born June 30, 1959) is an American politician and attorney who served as the U.S. representative for Virginia's 10th
Barbara_Comstock
good. Comstock's name is possibly derived from Anthony Comstock, an early 20th century conservative politician known for his anti-obscenity Comstock laws
List_of_BioShock_characters
1994 novel by Caleb Carr
Howard police secretary, friends with John Moore Thomas F. Byrnes Anthony Comstock Michael Corrigan James "Biff" Ellison H. H. Holmes (mentioned only)
The_Alienist
20th-century Western social movement
Watch and Ward Society, a largely Protestant creation inspired by Anthony Comstock, made "banned in Boston" a national by-word. In 1959 Grove Press published
Sexual_revolution
presses. She was first arrested in 1841, but, it was her final arrest by Anthony Comstock which led to her suicide on the day of her trial April 1, 1878. Such
History_of_abortion
Movement that believes abortion should be illegal
demographic threat to the Jewish people. In the 19th century United States, Anthony Comstock launched an 'anti-vice crusade' that included opposition to contraception
Anti-abortion_movements
Area of New York City during the late 19th and early 20th centuries
connected with the district. Frustration at this state of affairs led to Anthony Comstock's anti-vice crusade, which operated with Federal authority from the
Tenderloin,_Manhattan
American historian and novelist (1893-1974)
of Anthony Comstock with Heywood Broun. Leech died of a stroke in New York City at age 80. The Back of the Book (1924) Tin Wedding (1926) Anthony Comstock:
Margaret_Leech
Term meaning "success from scandal"
permanent collection of the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art, after scandalising Anthony Comstock and his New York Society for the Suppression of Vice.
Succès_de_scandale
American playboy (1871–1947)
zealous campaign to expose White, corresponding with the reformer Anthony Comstock, a prominent crusader for moral probity and the expulsion of vice.
Harry_Kendall_Thaw
such expensive brothels that it was known as "Marble Alley." In 1873, Anthony Comstock created the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice, an institution
Prostitution in the United States
Prostitution_in_the_United_States
City in New York, United States
1907 when, after years of campaigning from moral crusaders such as Anthony Comstock and pressure from local authorities, Canfield sold the casino to the
Saratoga_Springs,_New_York
American politician (1811–1881)
house was reportedly a stop on the Underground Railroad. He supported Anthony Comstock's work. Laura Celestia "Cettie" Spelman Rockefeller, wife of John D
Harvey_Buel_Spelman
American baseball player (born 1955)
Keith Martin Comstock (born December 23, 1955) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher and coach. He played in Major League Baseball
Keith_Comstock
Social reform campaign beginning in the Progressive Era
disease. Anthony Comstock, a postal inspector and leader in the purity movement, successfully lobbied for the passage of the 1873 Comstock Act, a federal
Birth control movement in the United States
Birth_control_movement_in_the_United_States
US Supreme Court justice from 1870 to 1880
Strong assisted Anthony Comstock and Cephas Brainerd in refining and strengthening the legislative language of what would become the Comstock Act of 1873
William Strong (Supreme Court justice)
William_Strong_(Supreme_Court_justice)
Letter by Benjamin Franklin
more concerned than Franklin with the question of pornography... The Anthony Comstocks, the Thomas Bowdlers and Victorian hypocrisy—the predecessors of our
Advice to a Friend on Choosing a Mistress
Advice_to_a_Friend_on_Choosing_a_Mistress
Austrian academic history painter, designer, and decorator (1840–1884)
the proscription of Anthony Comstock, which secured Makart's fame there. The American public immediately desired to see what Comstock was persecuting, so
Hans_Makart
Legal test for obscenity
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
Hicklin_test
Church
during the day. At 12:30pm and 5pm, a 30-minute program commences. Anthony Comstock 1844-1915 Anti-vice activist, U.S. Postal Inspector Edmund J. Davis
Trinity Parish (St. Augustine, Florida)
Trinity_Parish_(St._Augustine,_Florida)
English physician and editor (1754–1825)
up bowdlerise in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ad usum Delphini Anthony Comstock List of chess games (Bowdler, 1788) "Filter Amazon streaming with ClearPlay"
Thomas_Bowdler
1921 U.S. obscenity trial
of Anthony Comstock, head of New York Society for the Suppression of Vice, the U.S. Congress amended a pre-existing law and enacted the Comstock Act
Obscenity trial of Ulysses in The Little Review
Obscenity_trial_of_Ulysses_in_The_Little_Review
Phrase used to describe a work prohibited in Boston
crusader Anthony Comstock began a campaign to suppress vice. He found widespread support in Boston, particularly among upper-class officials. Comstock was
Banned_in_Boston
American popular historian
Kreizman, Maris (March 9, 2023). "Jennifer Wright on Madame Restell, Anthony Comstock, and Abortion in the 19th Century". Literary Hub. Retrieved May 11
Jennifer_Wright
1965 U.S. Supreme Court case on contraception
OCLC 798148265. Bailey, Martha J. (2010). "'Momma's Got the Pill': How Anthony Comstock and Griswold v. Connecticut Shaped U.S. Childbearing". American Economic
Griswold_v._Connecticut
American actor (1925–2002)
(Boroda) Miniseries Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story 1995 Anthony Comstock Television film In Pursuit of Honor 1995 Col. Owen Stuart Television
Rod Steiger on screen and stage
Rod_Steiger_on_screen_and_stage
Musical
Laura Waterbury as Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Dorothy Holland as Susan B. Anthony, Gordon Stanley as Fleming, and Lenny Wolpe as restaurateur Charlie Delmonico
Onward_Victoria
anti-abortion laws and raise public interest in the 1960s. In 1873, Anthony Comstock created the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice, an institution
Abortion_in_the_United_States
Calendar year
American Civil War hero, 44th governor of Ohio (b. 1835) September 21 – Anthony Comstock, American anti-indecency reformer (b. 1844) September 26 – Keir Hardie
1915
Private lottery (1868–1907?)
League was backed by many prominent activists of the time, such as Anthony Comstock, and by Edward Douglass White, who argued against it in the Louisiana
Louisiana State Lottery Company
Louisiana_State_Lottery_Company
November 9, 2024, an anti-Trump rally was held in Manhattan. In 1873, Anthony Comstock created the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice, an institution
Abortion_in_New_York
American freethought writer (1818–1882)
Roderick Bradford and a 2009 documentary. United States Postal Inspector Anthony Comstock had Bennett arrested on December 10, 1878, for mailing Cupid's Yokes
D._M._Bennett
1914 birth control guide
(help) Weingarten, Karen (2010-08-20). "The Inadvertent Alliance of Anthony Comstock and Margaret Sanger: Abortion, Freedom, and Class in Modern America"
Family_Limitation
American writer and activist (1840–1935)
co-editor. Ezra's pamphlets were frequently condemned by Anthony Comstock, the man behind the 1873 Comstock Act, which prohibited the circulation of "obscenity"
Angela_Heywood
French painter (1869–1937)
became a "succès de scandale" in the United States in May, 1913, when Anthony Comstock, secretary of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice, protested
Paul_Émile_Chabas
2019 novel by Annalee Newitz
take on nineteenth-century moralist and anti-family-planning crusader Anthony Comstock, the inspiration for the futuristic cabal. Throughout, Tess jumps back
The Future of Another Timeline
The_Future_of_Another_Timeline
Historic cemetery in New York City
(1843–1913), eponymous founder of the publisher A. L. Burt Anthony Comstock (1844–1915), censor (see Comstock Law) William C. Cooper (1853–1918), silent-film actor
Cemetery_of_the_Evergreens
(Torrington) Orlow W. Chapman (Ellington) Ezra Clark Jr. (Hartford) Anthony Comstock (New Canaan) Joe Courtney (Hartford) Silas Deane (Groton) Robert E
List of people from Connecticut
List_of_people_from_Connecticut
feminist, Ida Craddock, and her battle against the censorship regime of Anthony Comstock. Kirshner's earlier works include The Museum of Life and Death, a 25th-century
Andy_Kirshner
US $20 Double Eagle coin (1907–1933)
to crown the victors, was attacked by the censoring postal agent, Anthony Comstock, as obscene. The exposition directors hastily withdrew the reverse
Saint-Gaudens_double_eagle
artist, born in Frankfurt, Germany Anthony Comstock (1844–1915) – reformer, born in New Canaan, Connecticut Nanette Comstock (1866–1942) – Broadway actress
List of people from New York City
List_of_people_from_New_York_City
Censorship of books in the United States
ISBN 978-0-375-70186-3. Beisel, Nicola Kay (1997). Imperiled Innocents: Anthony Comstock and Family Reproduction in Victorian America. Princeton, New Jersey:
Book censorship in the United States
Book_censorship_in_the_United_States
American suffragist (1844–1923)
of trumped-up obscenity charges brought by the rising vice crusader Anthony Comstock. In 1874, Theodore Tilton brought suit against Henry Ward Beecher for
Tennessee_Claflin
American trade book publisher
B&L could not escape the scorn of John Sumner who, as successor to Anthony Comstock at the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice, regularly threatened
Boni_&_Liveright
Anthony Comstock, easily secured passage of the bill. Grant signed the bill after he was assured that Comstock would personally enforce it. Comstock went
Reforms of the Grant administration
Reforms_of_the_Grant_administration
American Sociological Association award
Britain: 1754-1837. 1998 - Nicola Kay Beisel. Imperiled Innocents: Anthony Comstock and Family Reproduction in Victorian America. Princeton University
Charles Tilly Award for Best Book
Charles_Tilly_Award_for_Best_Book
available pornography he encountered during the American Civil War, Anthony Comstock advocated for government suppression of speech that offended Victorian
Freedom of speech in the United States
Freedom_of_speech_in_the_United_States
Statue by Augustus Saint-Gaudens
nudity offended moral crusader Anthony Comstock and his New York Society for the Suppression of Vice. To placate Comstock and to increase the likelihood
Diana_(Saint-Gaudens)
List of notable people
Brodie, former Duke University president Anthony Comstock Christian activist and reactionary, namesake of Comstock laws Marion Dickerman, with her lover
List of people from New Canaan, Connecticut
List_of_people_from_New_Canaan,_Connecticut
American economist
attainment." (2011). Bailey, Martha J. "Momma's got the pill": how Anthony Comstock and Griswold v. Connecticut shaped US childbearing." American Economic
Martha_Bailey
American football player and sports coach (1874–1943)
lotteries. Anti-vice crusades in the late 1800s - led primarily by Anthony Comstock - led to widespread state bans on the use of lotteries, and in 1890
Frank_E._Hering
their daily newspaper would be grounds to ban them. At Foote's trial, Anthony Comstock himself testified that the womb veil was "an instrument of death both
Womb_veil
by a meeting of Boston residents following a speech given by Anthony Comstock. Comstock had founded the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice in
Watch_and_Ward_Society
American journalist (1888–1939)
(1923) Sitting On The World (1924) Gandle Follows His Nose (1926) Anthony Comstock: Roundsman of the Lord (with Margaret Leech) (1927) Christians Only:
Heywood_Broun
Book by Marjorie Heins
the Middle Ages to the present. Heins examines the Comstock laws, promulgated by Anthony Comstock in 1873, which criminalized the mailing of writings
Not_in_Front_of_the_Children
2007 compilation album by Various Artists
charge those responsible under indecency statutes. In New York City, Anthony Comstock and his Society for the Suppression of Vice spent several years investigating
Actionable Offenses: Indecent Phonograph Recordings from the 1890s
Actionable_Offenses:_Indecent_Phonograph_Recordings_from_the_1890s
American history and comedy podcast
The Dollop is an American comedy history podcast in which comedian Dave Anthony reads stories from American history to his friend and fellow comedian Gareth
The_Dollop
American comic entertainer and pioneer sound recordist (1864–1943)
was identified by his distinctive voice, and a detective working for Anthony Comstock, the founder of the newly formed New York Society for the Suppression
Russell_Hunting
U.S. presidential administration from 1869 to 1877
marriage was required for conviction. Comstock Act In March 1873, anti-obscenity moralists, led by Anthony Comstock, secretary of the New York Society for
Presidency of Ulysses S. Grant
Presidency_of_Ulysses_S._Grant
US political organization
Oxford University Press, 2014) New York Times, September 30, 1882 Anthony Comstock. "The Syracuse Congress." In: Frauds exposed: or, How the people are
National_Liberal_League
American lawyer and politician (1864–1936)
growing tired of illicit and immoral activity. Radical puritans like Anthony Comstock and prohibitionists were also slowly gaining influence. There came
Abe_Ruef
Sense, a move that caused him to vociferously protest against the Act. Anthony Comstock later claimed that Foote had been brought to trial for advertisements
Medical_Common_Sense
prowess, took a chief place in the purity campaigns of the epoch. Anthony Comstock, a salesman and leader of YMCA in Connecticut and later head of his
LGBTQ_history
after its chief proponent, Anthony Comstock. Due to his own personal enforcement of the law during its early days, Comstock received a commission from
Timeline of women's legal rights in the United States (other than voting)
Timeline_of_women's_legal_rights_in_the_United_States_(other_than_voting)
Military unit
Private Anthony Comstock, Company H - United States Postal Inspector and author responsible for the creation of what became known as the Comstock Law Private
17th Connecticut Infantry Regiment
17th_Connecticut_Infantry_Regiment
American journalist and writer (1817–1885)
8 Cohen Murder of Helen Jewett p. 179 Horowitz "Victoria Woodhull, Anthony Comstock, and Conflict over Sex" Journal of American History pp. 423–424 Dennis
George_Wilkes
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