Summary of Courtney Jung's Lactivism

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 Until the beginning of the twentieth century, most women breastfed their babies. However, the historical record shows that there have been no shortage of remedies for so-called lactation failure. #2 In the United States, wet nursing was less common than it was in Europe. By the 1860s or so, mothers found a new option for feeding their babies: homemade formula. #3 The wide-scale use of breast milk substitutes i