The Elegance and Engineering of the Sidesaddle
The story of the sidesaddle is really the story of how women went from being passengers to being powerful equestrians in their own right.
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Churching: The End of Maternity Leave
For women in the Georgian and Regency eras, a woman’s confinement officially ended when she had been churched and her child christened.
Continue reading →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.
Continue reading →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
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