A Husband’s lot: The Gander Month
For a culture built on distinct lines of male authority, the weeks surrounding a birth were a startling reversal.
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Recovering from Delivery: Confinments and Lying In
Unlike women today, who often give birth in hospitals or birthing centers, women in the Georgian and Regency periods almost always gave birth at home.
Continue reading →Childbirth in the early 1800s
Childbirth in the Georgian and Regency periods, roughly 1714 to 1837, was not understood as a single dramatic event followed by a quick return to normal life
Continue reading →Mrs. Beeton’s Guidance for Social Calls
After our primer on the use of calling cards and social calls, I thought it would be nice to wrap up with some advice from an expert of the period.
Continue reading →The Ritual of the Morning Call
Morning calls were more routine, less structured visits intended for maintaining friendships and exchanging news.
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