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Elmina D. Slenker

American writer and anarchist · United States · On the map · Writers · Lived 1827 to 1908 · aged 80

Elmina Drake Slenker was a 19th-century American author, leader in the Freethought movement, and early sex reformer. A regular contributor to anarchist journal Lucifer the Lightbearer, Slinker advocated a sexual practice called Dianism.

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In 1887, Slenker was arrested for violating the Comstock laws which criminalized use of the US postal service to deliver sexually explicit content. She was jailed for several months, subjected to jury trial, and found guilty before finally being freed on a technicality.

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Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1827 to 1908 · aged 80