Purifying America : women, cultural reform, and pro-censorship activism, 1873-1933 /
Parker, Alison M.(Alison Marie),1965-
Urbana, Ill. : University of Illinois Press,
c1997.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-276) and index.
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.
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Women social reformers
Censorship
Popular culture