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The Oneida Community Moves to the OC
The Oneida Community's Christian form of collectivism was transported to California in the 1880s, when the original Oneida Community fell apart.
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Matthew Wills
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Spencer C. Olin Jr.
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JSTOR Daily
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December 12, 2019
This Small Indiana Town is a Hotbed of Utopianism
New Harmony has attracted eccentric spiritual groups, social reformers, intellectuals, and artists.
by
Diana Buds
via
Curbed
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August 5, 2019
The Complex Marriage Complex
A descendant of the Oneida Community reflects on the famous 19th century experiment in managing sexual freedom.
by
Rita Koganzon
via
The Hedgehog Review
on
September 1, 2017
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When We Say “Share Everything,” We Mean Everything
On the Oneida Community, a radical religious organization practicing “Bible communism,” and eventually, manufacturing silverware.
via
BackStory
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November 17, 2016
The Forgotten History of Sex in America
Today’s battles over issues like gender nonconformity and reproductive rights have antecedents that have been lost or suppressed. What can we learn from them?
by
Rebecca Mead
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The New Yorker
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August 26, 2024
The Sects That Rejected 19th-Century Sex
Why three religious groups traded monogamy for celibacy, polygamy, and complex marriage.
by
Stewart Davenport
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Zócalo Public Square
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February 14, 2022
The World’s Human Rights Convention and the Paradox of American Abolitionism
An inquiry into a utopian vision of abolitionism.
by
Bennett Parten
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Journal of the History of Ideas Blog
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July 29, 2020