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Death of Mary Wollstonecraft after childbirth, by William Godwin (1798) | Primary Source Read Along
After his new wife’s premature death in 1797 following the birth of her second, and their first child Mary, William Godwin wrote Memoirs of the Author of The Vindication of the Rights of Women in 1798. Read along with me the final chapter in which he documents the ten days following the birth until her […]
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What Did Jane Austen Think About Pregnancy? | Pt 2.1
In part one of this series, I covered the reproductive history and childcare strategies of Jane Austen’s parents. In this part, I will show that Jane’s attitudes about marriage were shaped– not by her desire to become a published author– but by her observations of motherhood, particularly the physiological and psychological changes involved in annual […]
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“An Address to Pregnant Females” 1810 | Read Along
Check out An Address to Pregnant Women at the Wellcome Collection
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“An Essay Upon Nursing” 1748 | Primary Source Read Along
I am still working on part two of the Jane Austen series so I thought this week I would do a read along video for one of the primary sources I used for part one. This is William Cadogan’s letter to the governors of the Foundling Hospital in London, published in 1748. He doesn’t approve […]
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White Blood: A History of Human Milk | Book Review
“White Blood: A history of human milk– How babies have been fed from antiquity to modern times and why it matters” by Lawrence Trevelyan Weaver, comes out July 30, 2021.
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Jane Austen’s Birth | Pt 1
This is the first of a two parter exploring the life and times of Jane Austen with relation to pregnancy birth and mothering. In this series I combine the popular culture, scientific developments and politics, along with the family’s letters and Jane’s novels to gain a better understanding of what life was like for growing […]
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I’m Coming Back
Back in April, I posted on Patreon about my upcoming move. Well, it got delayed by a couple weeks and I just now got mostly moved in to my new place. I’m working on setting up a new work space and so far it seems like the new place will make it easier to work […]
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Ruth Gordon: A Mellin’s Food Baby
Have you ever seen the cult classic Harold and Maud? How about Rosemary’s Baby? Well, then you’ve seen Ruth Gordon! What does she have to do with baby history? Well, it’s not about the spawn of Satan but its still pretty evil. Ruth Gordon was born in Massachusetts in 1896 and began her acting career […]
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Baby Boxes, Useless Newborns, Human Milk, Forced Sterilizations, Essure, SMA, Baby Teeth |Rabbit Holes Ep7
Sources Hasch, Brooke. 9 March 2021. “Kentucky could be next stop for Safe Haven Baby Boxes.” ABC: WHASII. History of Yesterday- child abandonment in medieval times Religion Unplugged- the pro-life movement in the 12-13th century Reuters- Italy Reinvents the wheel to save abandoned babies Calameo- 14th cen illuminated manuscript with story of Pope Innocent’s decree […]
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Are Diaper Commercials Pornographic?! | Women Against Pornography Accused Huggies in 1985
Transcript (and then some) In March of 1985, Women Against Pornography, eh-hem, WAPs, awarded Kimberly-Clark the makers of Huggies a Plastic Pig aka as a “zap” for their diaper commercials which the WAPs found provocative, even pornographic…. which… says A LOT about their group. Women Against Pornography was founded in 1976, in NYC. They began […]
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