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.

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