Anthony Comstock: The Man Who Hated Women (with Amy Sohn)

Prevail with Greg Olear

Greg Olear & MSW Media

News Commentary, News, Politics

5 • 630 Ratings

🗓️ 20 September 2024

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

Anthony Comstock (1844-1915) would be nothing more than a footnote from an ugly, retrograde, and bygone period of American history, except that Dobbs made the laws that bear his name suddenly relevant again. But who was Comstock? What made him such a woman-hating weirdo? Why did he hold sway for so long, and how was Comstockery defeated? Amy Sohn, the author of “The Man Who Hated Women: Sex, Censorship & Civil Liberties in the Gilded Age,” talks to Greg Olear about all things Comstock: who he was; how he rose to power; what laws he enacted; how he’s similar to Leonard Leo, Donald Trump, and other current weirdos; and the remarkable women who were his adversaries.

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