Illegitimacy: Sex & Secrecy in the 18th Century

Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society

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Society, Sex, Scandal, Education, History

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🗓️ 4 October 2024

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Why were children punished for illegitimacy in the 18th century? And what does the word even mean?

The truth is quite shocking, and probably still affects a lot of the people you know today.

Joining Kate today is Kate Gibson, historian and author of Illegitimacy, Family, and Stigma in England, 1660-1834, to explore the ways that female sexuality played a part in the stigma of illegitimacy, and how attitudes evolved, from the Victorians up until the modern day.

This episode was edited by Tom Delargy. The producer was Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer is Charlotte Long.

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