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The sex radicals

by Hal D. Sears · 1977

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Describes the efforts at sex reform and the reaction to the Comstock Laws in the United States during the late 1800's.

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feminismfeminismMore like thisLess of this
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USAUSAMore like thisLess of this
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adult
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medium · 342 pages

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