------------------------------------------------------------ PLEASE DO NOT REPLY OR SEND MESSAGES TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS. ------------------------------------------------------------ ACCESSION: 35865446 AUTHOR: Parker, Alison M. (Alison Marie), 1965- TITLE: Purifying America : women, cultural reform, and pro-censorship activism, 1873-1933 / PLACE: Urbana : PUBLISHER: University of Illinois Press, YEAR: 1997 PUB TYPE: Book FORMAT: p. cm. SERIES: Women in American history NOTES: Includes bibliographical references (p. ) 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. ISBN: 0252023293 (cloth : acid-free paper) 0252066251 (pbk. : acid-free paper) SUBJECT: Woman's Christian Temperance Union -- History. Women social reformers -- United States -- History. Censorship -- United States -- History. Popular culture -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States -- History. United States -- Moral conditions -- History. ------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for using FirstSearch. This e-mail account is only for distribution of FirstSearch documents. Please contact your librarian with comments or concerns. ------------------------------------------------------------