Leslie Tentler's take on Catholics and single-issue politics --from the perspective of 1919.For those who haven't read her book on American Catholics and contraception, I highly recommend it. It talks, among other things, about the bishops' fight to keep contraception illegal in the early-to-mid 20th century.

Cathleen Kaveny is the Darald and Juliet Libby Professor in the Theology Department and Law School at Boston College.

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