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Anthony Comstock (March 7, 1844 – September 21, 1915) was an American anti-vice activist, United States Postal Inspector, and secretary of the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice (NYSSV), who was dedicated to upholding Christian morality.
Anthony Comstock (born March 7, 1844, New Canaan, Conn., U.S.—died Sept. 21, 1915, New York, N.Y.) was one of the most powerful American reformers, who for more than 40 years led a crusade against what he considered obscenity in literature and in other forms of expression.
Jul 7, 2021 · The Comstock Act, as it became known, was named after Anthony Comstock, an anti-vice crusader who later became a special agent to the U.S. Post Office, giving him the power to enforce the law.
Apr 12, 2023 · Anthony Comstock, who died in 1915, never held high government office. The only federal office he ever held was an appointment as a postal inspector — a law enforcement position that...
May 13, 2022 · The Comstock Act is named for Anthony Comstock, a prominent anti-vice crusader who became the U.S. Postal Inspector during the Ulysses S. Grant administration.
The driving force behind the original anti-birth control statutes was a New Yorker named Anthony Comstock. Born in rural Connecticut in 1844, Comstock served in the infantry during the Civil...
May 15, 2024 · Once again, Anthony Comstock’s vision of a U.S. under the dominion of government agents who swear their allegiance to Christ, imperils women’s lives.
Sep 20, 2019 · Led by Anthony Comstock, the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice became a media sensation by targeting feminists in a culture war over obscenity and birth control. He...
The Comstock Act is a federal statute passed by the U.S. Congress in 1873. Named for Anthony Comstock, a zealous crusader against what he considered to be obscenity, the act criminalized, among other things, the distribution of devices or medications for abortion or contraception.
May 9, 2023 · Anthony Comstock is well-known as the instigator of the Comstock Law, which was passed by the US in 1873 in an effort to stop the shipment and sale of “obscene materials” through the US mail. Less well known is the role played by the Young Men’s Christian Association of the City of New York, now the YMCA of Greater New York, in making ...
