The symbol of Comstock's New York Society for the Suppression of Vice. Depicts a man being arrested, and another man, in a top hat, burning books and pamphlets. By New York Society for the Suppression of Vice - Public-domain image due to age, extracted from https://omnigraphics.com/wp-content/uploads/shopp_files/0814424-SP.pdf. Ultimately sourced from https://www.granger.com/results.asp?image=0059533., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1253022
Today in #LaborHistory 3/3/1873: US #Congress enacted #Comstock Law, making it illegal to send anything "obscene" thru the mail incl any info on #birthcontrol. Many put in #prison for violating the law, including #EmmaGoldman and #MargaretSanger.