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Front cover of 'The Answer: a philosophical essay' by WJ Chidley 1912

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Chidley, William James

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William Chidley at Speakers Corner

William James Chidley was a regular speaker in the Domain in the early twentieth century. His odd dress and eccentric views led to his repeated arrest and confinement in mental institutions. Considered a social and moral menace by the authorities of the day, Chidley's struggle for freedeom garnered nationwide support, ultimately exposing social conflicts over censorship and freedom of speech, morality and relations between the sexes.

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Philosophical essay by William Chidley about sexual ethics.