In the late nineteenth century, the postcard became the ideal medium for expanding the audience for pornography, much to the concern of social elites.

The heated debates over Burton’s explicit translation of the beloved tales exposed Victorian England’s preoccupation with sex.

Victorian anti-Mormonism meant 19th-century Americans were both fascinated and frightened by Mormons' marriage and sexual practices.

The Citizens for Decent Literature launched various anti-obscenity campaigns against magazines like Playboy and MAD and books like Catcher in the Rye.