Moreau de Saint-Méry Collection
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Moreau de Saint-Méry Collection
Description
A French lawyer and politcian, Moreau de Staint Méry, lived in American from 1793-to 1778, most of the time in Philadelphia. His brief comment is one of the earliest known observations concerning sex between women in the newly formed American nation. Not suprisingly, it also involves a negative moral judgment.
Moreau de Saint Méry says that "Although in general one is conscious of widespread modesty in Philadelphia"
Moreau de Saint Méry says that "Although in general one is conscious of widespread modesty in Philadelphia"
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Moreau de Saint-Méry and the "Unnatural Practices" of American Women, 1793-1798, by Jonathan Ned Katz
![Moreau de Saint-Méry and the "Unnatural Practices" of American Women, 1793-1798, by Jonathan Ned Katz](https://outhistory.org/files/square_thumbnails/3c02cd18810fa77651275a91f92b00fd.jpg "Moreau de Saint-Méry and the "Unnatural Practices" of American Women, 1793-1798, by Jonathan Ned Katz")
A French lawyer and politcian, Moreau de Saint Méry, who lived in the United States from 1793 to 1798, mostly in Philadelphia, provided one of the earliest comments on sex between women in the new American nation. First published on OutHistory in…
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