How about Jack the Ripper? Who knows? I always wondered that when I went
to a conference where the speaker said that in a survey of prison
inmates, they couldn't find prisoners that were breastfed for even 6
months. 

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From: Lactation Information and Discussion
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Margaret G. Bickmore
Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 12:44 PM
Subject: historical/religious figures who were breastfed

Whenever I see slogans such as "Jesus was breastfed", I think, okay,
but:

Herod was breastfed
Attila the Hun was breastfed
Ghengis Khan was breastfed
Stalin was breastfed
Pol Pot was breastfed
Idi Amin was breastfed
Osama bin Ladin was breastfed
Saddam Hussein was breastfed
etc etc

I'm assuming the ones from the modern era are true. They were all born
in areas where breastfeeding was/is still nearly universal.

I will concede that it can make a positive impression to hear that
someone you hold in high regard (particularly religious figures such as
Mohammed, Jesus, etc) was breastfed.  But if that gives anyone a new
perspective on breastfeeding, then they seriously needed a
history/anthropology lesson!

Margaret
Longmont, CO
who still enjoys hearing who was breastfed/breastfeeding!

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