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What is crazy was how bad it was in 19th-20th centuries.
The Age Of Consent Laws In America, 1800s
https://discover-the-truth.com/2016/09/13/the-age-of-consent-laws-in-america-1800s/
A few years back we wrote an article on the age of consent in America, in the 1800s, which can be accessed here: “Age of Consent in European & American History“. Since the publication of the article, we have had some comments left on our website who claim that the reputable scholars quoted are being “dishonest” or even “liars” for stating that the age of consent in the majority of American States was between the ages of 7 to 10, in the 1800s. In the 1800s all the way to 1965 it was not against the US Law if a man had sexual relations with a female who was 7 to 10 years of age, the rape Law only was enforced in the States if the girl was below 10, or as in the case of Delaware it was below 7.
We have since uncovered concrete evidence that such Laws of the age of consent being between 7 and 10 did exist indeed! So the scholars quoted in the previous article are all vindicated from some of the claims hurled at them when we have the New York Times newspaper speaking about this very topic in the year 1895.
The article speaks of the woman’s rights groups and some men who joined them and wanted an end to some of these Laws. Bear in mind those who wanted to change the Laws were the minority in the society, the majority of Politicians and larger proportion of the society were not against the age of consent being 7 to 10.
Furthermore, this Law was also used to marry off girls as young 7 to 10 to men who were a lot older, in the 1800s.
Below is the full transcript from the newspaper, The New York Times, Dated 15th October 1895, Title: “Purity Congress Meets” (Page 16):
http://web.archive.org/web/20160913102807/https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Page:Purity_Congress_Meets.djvu/1
We may add, although Mr. Aaron Macy Powell stated that only 4 states had the age of consent at 10, this is incorrect. He may not have been aware, but well over 30 States had the age of consent at 10. The following States had the age of consent at 10 in the 1800s:
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Alabama
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Arkansas
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California
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Colorado
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Florida
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Georgia
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Idaho
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Iowa
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Kansas
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Maine
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Maryland
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Massachusetts
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Michigan
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Minnesota
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Mississippi
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Montana
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Nebraska
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New Hampshire
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New Jersey
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New York
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North Carolina
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North Dakota
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Ohio
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Oregon
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Pennsylvania
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Rhode Island
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South Carolina
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South Dakota
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Tennessee
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Texas
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Vermont
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Wisconsin
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Wyoming
For a list of the age of consent with each State in the 1800s, you can access the following article for the evidence: “Age of Consent in European & American History”.
https://discover-the-truth.com/2013/09/09/age-of-consent-in-european-american-history/