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3 sty 2024 · Eleanor Roosevelt, who by her own admission “knew absolutely nothing about handling or feeding a baby,” bought a chicken-wire cage after the birth of her daughter Anna. She hung it out the window of her New York City apartment and placed Anna inside for her naps — until a concerned neighbor threatened to report her to the authorities.
A baby cage was a bed in a wire cage suspended from city apartment windows. The "health cage", as it was initially called, was invented by Mrs. Robert C Lafferty to provide babies with fresh air and sunshine while living in crowded cities.
24 cze 2015 · (Long before there were commercial options, Eleanor Roosevelt bought a chicken-wire cage in 1906 to hang out the window of her New York City townhouse on East 36th Street for her first child,...
25 wrz 2024 · In 1906, she famously bought a chicken-wire cage for her daughter, Anna, and hung it outside her New York City apartment window. However, after concerned neighbors threatened to call the authorities, she quickly abandoned the idea.
16 kwi 2018 · Eleanor Roosevelt, who’d heard fresh air was good for babies, hung a chicken-wire cage outside her East 36 th Street townhouse window in 1906 for baby Anna to nap in. The window faced north, where it was cold and shady.
13 sie 2019 · Eleanor Roosevelt, who by her own admission “knew absolutely nothing about handling or feeding a baby,” bought a chicken-wire cage after the birth of her daughter Anna. She hung it out the window of her New York City apartment and placed Anna inside for her naps — until a concerned neighbor threatened to report her to the authorities.”
28 sty 2022 · New Yorkers Used to Hang Their Babies Out of Windows in Chicken Wire Cages In the early 19th century, a process known as "airing" babies was thought to be a healthy way to get city...
