This week, I’ll introduce you to Mary Toft, an English woman from Godalming, Surrey, who in 1726 became the subject of considerable controversy when she seemingly gave birth to rabbits.
Shout out to Ed from Ontario for suggesting this one. Apologies that it’s taken so long.
Next episode will drop on August 24.
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Sources:
Book: Delivery of Rabbets https://www.gutenberg.org/files/62720/62720-h/62720-h.htm
https://archive.org/details/shortnarrativeof00sain
https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/mary-toft-and-her-extraordinary-delivery-of-rabbits
https://www.vice.com/sv/article/5gkvnz/woman-gives-birth-to-snake-203
https://books.google.com/books?id=O7wQAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PA197#v=onepage&q=mary%20toft&f=false
https://www.healthline.com/health/pregnancy/phantom-pregnancy#symptoms
https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/library/files/special/exhibns/month/aug2009.html
http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/2429/1/uk_bl_ethos_548708.pdf