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The Trial of Annie Besant and Charles Bradlaugh
The Trial of Annie Besant and Charles Bradlaugh Author:Roger Manvell Although embellished by biographic accounts of the chief actors, this drama revolves around the trial itself. Besant and Bradlaugh published a pamphlet giving accurate information about reproductive physiology and recommending active control of conception within marriage. When brought to trial by British officialdom, Besant and Bradlaugh conduct... more »ed their own defense -- most ably -- and after a preliminary setback, they were ultimately released. The trial had lasting effects on legal opinion with regard both to obscenity and to birth control.« less