>Back in the 19th century there was no birth control, and women were in a constant cycle of pregnancy and breastfeeding This is really not the case, in the wes

>Back in the 19th century there was no birth control, and women were in a constant cycle of pregnancy and breastfeeding This is really not the case, in the western world fertility dropped steadily through the 19th century. People had some control over the reproductive process even without the pill/latex condoms. By the year 1900, TFR was already under 3 in France.