First, my deepest apologies for being so silent this summer. I'm deep in the research on my next book, Sex and Unisex, and feeling so overwhelmed by the amount of new information and ideas to share that the result has been blogger's block.
So here, to make it up, is a post from genealogist Dawn, who unearthed not only some baby pictures of a boy born in 1916, but a birth announcement, complete with pink ribbon. From the photos, little George was a blue-eyed blonde, so his parents weren't following the prevailing complexion rules. In Bridgeport, Illinois, was pink a boy color or just a baby color? Intriguing question, but the sample size is too small.
So here, to make it up, is a post from genealogist Dawn, who unearthed not only some baby pictures of a boy born in 1916, but a birth announcement, complete with pink ribbon. From the photos, little George was a blue-eyed blonde, so his parents weren't following the prevailing complexion rules. In Bridgeport, Illinois, was pink a boy color or just a baby color? Intriguing question, but the sample size is too small.
