The 12-14 age for puberty is kinda modern. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puberty#Historical_shift https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puberty#Historical_shift) It's

The 12-14 age for puberty is kinda modern. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puberty#Historical_shift https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puberty#Historical_shift) It's been happening earlier and earlier. With the 1840 reference point on wikipedia, depending on location it was more like 15-17.