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8 PODCAST EPISODES ABOUT WOMEN'S HISTORY

BREASTFEEDING

In this episode from February 2023, Joanna Wolfarth explains how social and cultural attitudes to breastfeeding have changed over time, touching on ancient baby bottles, the moral dangers of wet-nursing, and why the Virgin Mary was sometimes depicted

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