A draft of this uploaded before. This was a glitch. It was not meant to happen. Enjoy the completed post. Is it Prussian Court Or pit of hissing vipers? Same thing. Run, Vicky! Victoria, Princess Royal, and Empress of Germany for a hot second, could have averted some bad shit that happened in the 20th … Continue reading Victoria, Princess Royal
Tag: Victorian England
James Barry Haiku
C-section required! Mum and babe in peril? Ha! Think again, losers. Today on Crossdresser Week: James Barry, badass British Army surgeon with a secret! A word on pronouns before we begin: I'm opting for the singular 'they' for Barry, as while there is sound speculation that they were transgender, I just don't feel like there's … Continue reading James Barry Haiku
Isaac Baker Brown Haiku
Wife hysterical? Gentle sir, there's a simple cure: Remove clitoris. On our final day of Quack Week, we have Isaac Baker Brown, Victorian gynecologist and the worst. Isaac Baker Brown was born in 1811 in Essex, to a farmer and a schoolmaster's daughter. After an apprenticeship with a surgeon, he skipped off to study at … Continue reading Isaac Baker Brown Haiku
Caroline Norton Haiku
Choose husband with care! It takes massive reform fight To divorce his ass. Caroline Norton (1808-1877) was an English writer who wound up in a decades-long battle to procure the right to not be treated so shittily by her estranged husband. Divorce in Britain was a daunting task in this era. Each case had to … Continue reading Caroline Norton Haiku
