Welcome to the final installment of the Dittrick's special series on student work. Today we feature a guest post from Jonah Raider-Roth on the writings of Charles Knowlton. Want to learn more? Visit the Dittrick Museum's Skuy Gallery of historical contraception or the website's early literature page, for more details.
Sex and Sensibility: The Writings and Controversy of Charles Knowlton
Scientific understanding is usually hailed as progressive, driving humanity toward some higher knowledge and ability. However, different views of morality occasionally draw a great deal of criticism toward commonplace knowledge and discovery. Charles Knowlton, who found himself at the center of...