Feminist historian Therese Oneill is back, to educate you on what to expect when you're expecting... a Victorian baby! In Ungovernable, Oneill conducts an unforgettable tour through the backwards, pseudoscientific, downright bizarre parenting fashions of the Victorians, advising us on:
• How to be sure you're not too ugly, sickly, or stupid to breed • What positions and room decor will help you conceive a son • How much beer, wine, cyanide and heroin to consume while pregnant • How to select the best peasant teat for your child • Which foods won't turn your children into sexual deviants • And so much more.
Endlessly surprising, wickedly funny, and filled with juicy historical tidbits and images, Ungovernable provides much-needed perspective on-and comic relief from-the age-old struggle to bring up baby.
