rachaeljurassic:

ameliaglitter:

cerulean-beekeeper:

ameliaglitter:

feministism:

Specifically, children died.

Don’t believe me? Go to an old cemetary (preferably one dating back to at least 1800s) and start reading. See those stones that say “Baby [Last Name]”? Those are children that didn’t survive long enough to be named and/or baptized. Now count them. Every family will have at least one or two. Many families will have 3+. Now check out the other stones and start using some basic math skills. Spoiler alert: you are going to find quite a few that didn’t make it to their teens.

And even those that did…

I mean, my history professor in college was from the time before vaccines.  He had polio as a kid.  It didn’t kill him, but it forever paralyzed his one leg.

Oh definitely! My grandfather was a “lucky one” with a twisted spine and hips thanks to polio. Fun fact: he camped on the sidewalk to make sure his three kids got the polio vaccine ASAP when it came out.

And my grandfather left profoundly deaf from measles but, oh no, don’t vaccinate. smh!