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"“The European middle and upper classes at that time mostly sent their babies off to be breast-fed by poor women in the countryside, rather than nursing their own babies themselves. Linnaeus was active in the movement that opposed this practice. Up to that time, he had been calling mammals simply Quadrupedia, like Aristotle. Now he called mammals Mammalia, using his scientific classification to make a point”
LOL" — Aug 16, 2025 12:34PM
"“The European middle and upper classes at that time mostly sent their babies off to be breast-fed by poor women in the countryside, rather than nursing their own babies themselves. Linnaeus was active in the movement that opposed this practice. Up to that time, he had been calling mammals simply Quadrupedia, like Aristotle. Now he called mammals Mammalia, using his scientific classification to make a point”
LOL" — Aug 16, 2025 12:34PM

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