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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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Apr 12, 2023 · Learn how Anthony Comstock, a 19th-century anti-sex crusader, became a role model for the Trump-appointed judge who tried to ban mifepristone, a drug used in abortions. Discover how Comstock censored art, literature, and birth control with his notorious law and his religious zeal.
- Ian Millhiser
Comstock's Crusade. 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...
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....
- Terry Gross
May 13, 2022 · Learn about Anthony Comstock, a devout Protestant who became a postal inspector and banned obscene, lewd or lascivious materials from the mail. Find out how he targeted contraception, abortion and free speech advocates and how his legacy lives on.
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May 23, 2017 · Learn about Anthony Comstock, who lobbied for and enforced the Comstock Act, a law that banned obscene materials from the US postal system. Find out how his religious views influenced his campaign against pornography, birth control, and abortion.
