Comment by esharef
10 years ago
I wonder what the process of losing a child was like for mothers in the 18th century. Somehow I have trouble believing there was that little sorrow
10 years ago
I wonder what the process of losing a child was like for mothers in the 18th century. Somehow I have trouble believing there was that little sorrow
You can capture their sentiment by reading letters sent to announce the loss of said child. You can even observe how big a change occurred in the 19th century.
In the early 19th (and before that), the loss of a child is described almost in passing. There was grievance of course, but child mortality was normal then; almost expected. By the end of the 19th century it had become unusual. And indeed, dramatic.