Dr. Brett Gary's book offering a rich account of 1920s to 1950s New York City, starring an eclectic mix of icons like James Joyce, Margaret Sanger, and Alfred Kinsey―all led by an unsung hero of free expression and reproductive rights: Morris L. Ernst.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Moral Guardians and Sexual Modernists
Chapter 2: Fighting for Sexual Education: Mary Ware Dennett Versus Postal Power
Chapter 3: Women’s Right to Sexual Pleasure: Marie Stopes Versus Customs Authority
Chapter 4: The Taboo of Inversion: Radclyffe Hall and Literary Censorship
Chapter 5: The Vomit School of Literature: Fighting Censorship in New York City
Chapter 6: Defending Literary Genius: James Joyce’s Ulysses on Trial
Chapter 7: Battles for Birth Control: Margaret Sanger and the Moral Authority of Doctors
Chapter 8: The Allure of the Erotic: Alfred Kinsey and Sexual Science, 1947–1957
Conclusion: From the First to the Second Sexual Revolution
