The slave trade era was a time when black women were ordered by their masters to breastfeed their white babies. A wet nurse is a woman who provides breastmilk for a child from her breasts, and this was common in the 1800s.
The idea behind this was that black women were not considered to be as good as white women, so they could produce milk that would be better for white babies than the milk of their own mothers. This practice became popular in the 1800s because it was believed that black women’s milk would make white babies healthier and stronger..
The practice of using a wet nurse is most common among the wealthy and those who are unable to nurse their own child.
The slave trade era was one of the darkest periods in history for African Americans. During this time, many black women were forced to become wet nurses for white children. This practice was especially common among wealthy families with young children and those who could not produce enough milk on their own because they had recently given birth or were not able to breastfeed at all.
The term “wet nurse” comes from the French word for “to nurse”, meaning that a wet nurse was someone who nursed another person’s baby in addition to her own. Wet nurses are usually either married women who have an abundance of milk or they are poor mothers who need the extra money.
A wet nurse’s duties include not only breastfeeding but also caring for and nurturing the baby and acting as a mother figure in many ways.
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