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View Full Version : Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1884, at the age of 2........



Justdroppedin
05-16-2022, 11:31 AM
Until the late 19th or early 20th century, young boys in the Western world wore gowns or dresses until an age that varied between two and eight. The main reason for keeping boys in dresses was the easier toilet usage.



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jaybird1
05-16-2022, 03:03 PM
that explains the dress but not the shoes, hat and hair do. lol

steveOtoo
05-16-2022, 04:18 PM
Might have a problem with red bugs sitting a pile of Spanish Moss..................

runamok
05-16-2022, 05:15 PM
It that way Scots and Irish wear kilts?

jaybird1
05-16-2022, 09:42 PM
I read somewhere his mother treated and dressed him like a girl