Maternal Mortality and a Mother's Last Letter
Elizabeth Joceline's heartbreaking 1622 letter to her unborn child—a testament to maternal love and the perils of early modern childbirth.
‘Extended’ Breastfeeding in the Elizabethan Period
Discover how Elizabethan children nursed until age three, using wormwood to wean—Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet reveals extended breastfeeding practices.
Wet Nurses in Early Modern Europe: The History of Breastfeeding and Motherhood
Most wealthy mothers didn't breastfeed their own children. The history of wet nursing, and why it sparked fierce moral debate for centuries.
The Surprising History of Abandoned Children
From Hansel and Gretel to foundling hospitals—explore the complex history of child abandonment and why 'unnatural mothers' weren't always villains.
Maternal Mortality and a Mother's Last Letter
Elizabeth Joceline's heartbreaking 1622 letter to her unborn child—a testament to maternal love and the perils of early modern childbirth.
‘Extended’ Breastfeeding in the Elizabethan Period
Discover how Elizabethan children nursed until age three, using wormwood to wean—Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet reveals extended breastfeeding practices.
Wet Nurses in Early Modern Europe: The History of Breastfeeding and Motherhood
Most wealthy mothers didn't breastfeed their own children. The history of wet nursing, and why it sparked fierce moral debate for centuries.
The Surprising History of Abandoned Children
From Hansel and Gretel to foundling hospitals—explore the complex history of child abandonment and why 'unnatural mothers' weren't always villains.