History of lactivism?

[mrsfatty]

Anyone know where I can find good, solid, sourced information about the history of lactivism?

Like, when did it become unacceptable for public breastfeeding (when did it become taboo, instead of "normal")? How has societal influences of "modesty" influenced breastfeeding?

Mostly, I want to know when did it become "not ok"--but I'm also interested in the whole "how the invention of formula changed the face of breastfeeding" and the such...

Anyone know any good resources?

[lacysmommy]

Have you read Milk, Money and Madness? That's a great place to start.

[mrsfatty]

Originally Posted by lacysmommy

Have you read Milk, Money and Madness? That's a great place to start.

No I haven't read that! I will look it up right now! Thanks!

[menomena]

The Politics of Breastfeeding is pretty good, too.

[mrsfatty]

Thank you for the suggestions! Keep them coming!

[FernG]

http://www.mothering.com/jenniferjames/

[CEVmommy]

The AAFP has a nice section on "history" in their position paper on breastfeeding.

http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/p...tionpaper.html

They cite these articles in their references that might be useful:

Apple RD. The medicalization of infant feeding in the United States and New Zealand: two countries, one experience. J Hum Lact. 1994;10(1):31-37.

Greer FR, Apple RD. Physicians, formula companies and advertising. A historical perspective. Am J Dis Child. 1991;145(3):282-286.

[elizaMM]

Katherine Dettwyler (& Macadam)'s Breastfeeding: Biocultural Perspectives

[meganmarie]

A interesting short article in this past Sunday's New York Times magazine

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/28/ma...1&ref=magazine

Its about Edwina Froelich and describes the founding of La Leche League.

I thought it was very cool BTW that the NYT decided to include Froelich in this magazine issue. Every year they pick 20 or so individuals who died in the past year and devote an entire issue to short memorial articles talking about the contributions they made. They don't just include officially mainstream famous people, but offbeat or grass-roots people who made a difference.