‘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.
(Un)sexing, Violence, and Women
Lady Macbeth asks to be 'unsexed' to commit murder—explore how Shakespeare linked femininity, menstruation, and violence in early modern England.
‘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.
(Un)sexing, Violence, and Women
Lady Macbeth asks to be 'unsexed' to commit murder—explore how Shakespeare linked femininity, menstruation, and violence in early modern England.