Author-family & social history, psychology & mental health. Physical and mental effects of Bovine TB on kids, physical disabiliy, Victorian life and recipes.
England, United Kingdom
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Book Award Winner: ‘Yet’: A Story of Triumph over Childhood Separation, Trauma, and Disability by Helen Parker-Drabble nonfictionauthorsassociation…
My history musings have found a few homes online🌐 helenparkerdrabble.com 💼 LinkedIn: Helen Parker-Drabble 📘 Facebook: @FactualTales 🌌 Bluesky: @helenpdrabble I share stories of Victorian lives and family history—do come and say hello! ☕📖
1861 census red flags:
✅ Married woman at parents' home
✅ Husband at different address
✅ Children split between households
Add context: emigration records, newspapers, court docs
Reality: abandonment, powerlessness
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#FamilyHistory #womensHistory
What does 'Mrs John Bunting, 1870' in a personal recipe book mean?
Not just a recipe: a way for women to be seen in Victorian England
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#VictorianHistory #Recipes #VictorianFood #WomensHistory
ALT A recipe from 'A facsimile reproduction of a Victorian Recipe Book: A Handwritten Book of Family Receipts started by Mrs C A Allott of Sheffield, (England), 1860' What did the Victorians eat? Taste the past with these handwritten family recipes This faithful reproduction of an original manuscript provides a fascinating glimpse into mid-19th century culinary traditions. helenparkerdrabble.com
Spotting institutional trauma patterns in families:
→ Emotional distance
→ Extreme self-reliance
→ Vulnerability avoidance
Adaptations, not personality.
Video context: youtu.be/G2TGkACKgCA
#FamilyHistory #Psychology #Trauma #Attachment
Eyre Street, Sheffield, 1858: A brothel & a discreet VD treatment clinic. Charles Allott caught VD from the former.
The geography of Victorian shame in 1 street.
But about his wife Mary?
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#VictorianHistory #SheffieldHistory #MedicalHistory #WomensHistory
Spotting institutional trauma patterns in families:
→ Emotional distance
→ Extreme self-reliance
→ Vulnerability avoidance
Adaptations, not personality.
Video context: youtu.be/G2TGkACKgCA
#FamilyHistory
In mid-Victorian England. Men:
✅ Owned all property
✅ Took wife's earnings
✅ Owned their children
Woman could:
❌ None of the above
Mary Allott found a social network through her recipe book.
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#VictorianHistory #WomensHistory
Victorian girls' education: prepared for everything except what Mary actually faced.
✅ Calculate dress fabric
❌ Survive abandonment
✅ Manage servants
❌ Earn money legally
✅ Boil mutton
❌ Reclaim children
Mary's recipe book sustained her.
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#Women
In 1860, Mary Allott began copying recipes. Her husband had abandoned her, sailed to New Zealand. Legally: no rights, couldn't divorce, couldn't reclaim her son. But in her recipe book, each attribution mapped a supporter. Sign up helenparkerdrabble.com/comin… #VictorianHistory
Spotting institutional trauma patterns in families:
→ Emotional distance
→ Extreme self-reliance
→ Vulnerability avoidance
Adaptations, not personality.
Video context: youtu.be/G2TGkACKgCA
#FamilyHistory #History #TB
All set up & ready to go at Sheffield's Victorian Christmas Market today & tomorrow at the iconic Kelham Island Museum. There's over 80 stalls! I remember talking to dad about exhibits here a few years ago. Off to get into Victorian costume! #Sheffield #FamilyHistory #Psychology
1900-1950 Bovine TB killed over 800,000 people nationally and unnecessarily disabled countless more. youtu.be/G2TGkACKgCA #YetBook #FamilyHistory #HistoryDisabilityMonth #TB
Spotting institutional trauma patterns in families:
→ Emotional distance
→ Extreme self-reliance
→ Vulnerability avoidance
Adaptations, not personality.
Video context: youtu.be/G2TGkACKgCA
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy
Spotting institutional trauma patterns in families:
→ Emotional distance
→ Extreme self-reliance
→ Vulnerability avoidance
Adaptations, not personality.
Video context: youtu.be/G2TGkACKgCA
#FamilyHistory
If you haven't seen the video yet, today's the day
The video that explains it all:
youtu.be/G2TGkACKgCA
#YetBook #Day7
Spotting institutional attachment issues in families: → Emotional distance → Extreme self-reliance → Vulnerability & avoidance Adaptations, not personality. Video context: youtu.be/G2TGkACKgCA #FamilyHistory #Attachment
Spotting institutional attachment issues in families:
→ Emotional distance
→ Extreme self-reliance
→ Vulnerability & avoidance
Adaptations, not personality.
Video context: youtu.be/G2TGkACKgCA
#FamilyHistory #Attachment
Understanding your family patterns ≠ being stuck with them. You get to choose what continues.
Your ancestors survived. You get to thrive.
Start with understanding: youtu.be/G2TGkACKgCA
#Choice #YetBook #MedicalHistory #TB
Overwhelmed by the response to Harry's video.
So many people saying 'now I understand'.
That's exactly why I recorded his story.
Thank you for watching, sharing, and reflecting.
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#Gratitude #YetBook #FamilyHistory #TB #MedicalHistory