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Purifying America : women, cultural reform, and pro-censorship activism, 1873-1933
Title
Purifying America : women, cultural reform, and pro-censorship activism, 1873-1933 / Alison M. Parker.
ISBN
0252023293 (cloth : acid-free paper)
0252066251 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
Published
Urbana : University of Illinois Press, c1997.
Physical Description
xii, 286 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 21, 1997
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [231]-276) and index.
Contents
Women's activism and alliances : WCTU crusades and the quest for political power
The suppression of impure literature : impressionable children, protective mothers
Guardians of public morals" : professional identity and the American Library Association
Amateur censors and critics : creating an alternative cultural hierarchy
Mothering the movies : women reformers and popular culture
The production of "pure" children's literature : the WCTU's young crusader
Hearts uplifted and minds refreshed : promoting and producing pure culture.
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