free love

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“An Assassin in Utopia” links President James Garfield’s killer to an atmosphere of free love and religious fervor that gripped Oneida, N.Y., in the late 1800s.

From New York Times • Feb. 6, 2023

They sought to completely alter society and often advocated innovations like communal housing, free love, and women’s rights—all considered radical at the time.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

Some, but not all, free love thinkers advocated against monogamy as a restriction of individual freedom.

From Salon • Oct. 8, 2022

Lessing argued for free love, the end of civil marriage, free child care, profit-sharing, free public transportation for working people and free trade.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2022

He had learned from the past and knew change couldn’t just come from free love, peace, and brotherhood.

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez