This book chronicles the struggles of the Drs. Foote, examining not just their efforts to further individual rights and women's health but also the larger issues surrounding free speech and censorship in the Gilded Age of American history.

Passed in 1873, the Comstock Act banned 'obscene' materials without defining obscenity, leaving it open to interpretation by courts. This book chronicles the Footes' struggle, examining their efforts on freedom of expression and women's rights, and the larger issues surrounding free speech and censorship in the Gilded Age of American history.