Yes, the dreaded switch as you mention at the bottom of your thread is even painful for a young woman as shown here as a repeat. In the frontier days, the hickory stick is often mentioned. Also, in the South the peach tree prevailed over the apple in the north where it was jokingly referred to as the punishment for original sin in both school and domestic settings. There was moderate corporal for children of slaves in schools taught by white women and a modified paddle may have been used.
Maureen stood beside me – she could see I was upset too and put her arm around me, whispering...
I may have inadvertently given the impression that I received the bulk of the spankings doled out in my...
Evidence from Royal Commissions (1857-58, 1870, and 1881) suggests that discipline practices did not change much overall in that...
I suspect that there are a number of factors involved. One might be whether any support was available —...
If she received something more abusive (like those female victims of Peverett), she’s probably spent a lifetime trying to...
At Wednesday’s meeting of the Guardians the Countess de Lormet came forward with an anti-flogging resolution as follows:- “‘That...
I was in my first year at primary school. I noticed that there was a blue teddy in the...
The cane across the bottom seems far more humane compared to getting it across the hand so why was...