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Breastfeeding at Home -- Then and Now
Monday, November 19, 2007
Here's another picture of this mother who is breastfeeding comfortably in the presence of two perfect strangers -- the rehabilitation supervisor and Arthur Rothstein, the photographer.
Rehabilitation Administration supervisor with client and wife. Gallatin County, Illinois. January 1939
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Labels: breastfeeding history
posted by Jennifer James @ 10:36 AM,
2 Comments:
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At November 20, 2007 2:33 AM,
Azúcar said...
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I think you're on the perfect path. It's striking to me that you keep finding these images that are not about nursing at all--that's how nursing used to be, like breathing, like walking, cause for no mention whatsoever.
There's no question in my mind that there is a link between the rise of formula feeding and the sexualization of the breast. I also wonder how much the re-feminization of the late 40s and early 50s impacted the way we culturally viewed nursing. You, however, are definitely onto something. -
At November 20, 2007 12:52 PM,
Paula said...
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I do believe women feel like they should be discreet even in their homes. My mom was always telling me to cover up..and sometimes even doing it for me grrr. But I always told visitors that I was not going to try and be discreet in my own home. Get over it!
