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Early modern Britain was terrified of women trying to swallow pins

By Imogen Knox, PhD Candidate in History, University of Warwick

This article includes mention of suicide and self-harm

If someone swallows a pin today, it’s likely to be interpreted as an unfortunate accident or perhaps, as depicted in the 2019 film Swallow, an example of the eating…

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