first edition
1839 · Boston
by New England Female Moral Reform Society
Boston: New England Female Moral Reform Society, 1839. Very Good. Boston: New England Female Moral Reform Society, 1839. First Edition. Octavo; self-wrappers, unopened. 16pp. Toning and creasing to edges with a few minor nicks; about Very Good.
The New England Female Moral Reform Society's stated goal was the "prevention of licentiousness," prostitution, the moral double standard regarding both, and protecting young women from the "unprincipled destroyer [who] seduce and ruin the unsuspecting." Indeed this issue devotes a section to "Street Beggars" who are imposters attempting to lead astray the young and unsuspecting. The paper continues in telling the story of two young women who were led to "a house of ill fame" by one such imposter and were saved from a member of the society and thus saved "from this sink of iniquity... from her 'whose house is the way to hell going down to the chambers of death.'"
Also of note here is the ongoing "Letters to Sarah E. Grimke" portion of this publication, which runs several pages in this issue, gently arguing several points regarding the role of women in society. The letter concludes with a post script that the author has just received Grimke's pamphlet "Equality of the Sexes," acknowledges her sincere obligations, and urges everyone who reads this publication to also read Grimke's. Scarce in retail. (Inventory #: 33043)
The New England Female Moral Reform Society's stated goal was the "prevention of licentiousness," prostitution, the moral double standard regarding both, and protecting young women from the "unprincipled destroyer [who] seduce and ruin the unsuspecting." Indeed this issue devotes a section to "Street Beggars" who are imposters attempting to lead astray the young and unsuspecting. The paper continues in telling the story of two young women who were led to "a house of ill fame" by one such imposter and were saved from a member of the society and thus saved "from this sink of iniquity... from her 'whose house is the way to hell going down to the chambers of death.'"
Also of note here is the ongoing "Letters to Sarah E. Grimke" portion of this publication, which runs several pages in this issue, gently arguing several points regarding the role of women in society. The letter concludes with a post script that the author has just received Grimke's pamphlet "Equality of the Sexes," acknowledges her sincere obligations, and urges everyone who reads this publication to also read Grimke's. Scarce in retail. (Inventory #: 33043)
