No, it was not common “back in the day” for 13 year old girls to already have children.

fandomsandfeminism: So I posted about this in a reply the other day, but I think it deserves it’s own post too. You see this reasoning a lot: that huge age gaps in fantasy fiction or historical fiction or whatever were… Read moreNo, it was not common “back in the day” for 13 year old girls to already have children.

No, it was not common “back in the day” for 13 year old girls to already have children.

fandomsandfeminism: So I posted about this in a reply the other day, but I think it deserves it’s own post too. You see this reasoning a lot: that huge age gaps in fantasy fiction or historical fiction or whatever were… Read moreNo, it was not common “back in the day” for 13 year old girls to already have children.