Helen Parker-Drabble

Author-family & social history, psychology & mental health. Physical and mental effects of Bovine TB on kids, physical disabiliy, Victorian life and recipes.

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Book Award Winner: ‘Yet’: A Story of Triumph over Childhood Separation, Trauma, and Disability by Helen Parker-Drabble https://t.co/lh8Ntmfcif

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My history musings have found a few homes online🌐 https://t.co/x1yW9ifEor 💼 LinkedIn: Helen Parker-Drabble 📘 Facebook: @FactualTales 🌌 Bluesky: @helenpdrabble I share stories of Victorian lives and family history—do come and say hello! ☕📖

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1861 census red flags:
✅ Married woman at parents' home
✅ Husband at different address
✅ Children split between households

Add context: emigration records, newspapers, court docs

Reality: abandonment, powerlessness

https://t.co/y0T9UMyNhO

#FamilyHistory #womensHistory

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What does 'Mrs John Bunting, 1870' in a personal recipe book mean?

Not just a recipe: a way for women to be seen in Victorian England

https://t.co/y0T9UMzl7m

#VictorianHistory #Recipes #VictorianFood #WomensHistory

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Spotting institutional trauma patterns in families:

→ Emotional distance
→ Extreme self-reliance
→ Vulnerability avoidance

Adaptations, not personality.

Video context: https://t.co/AgdiL83rK6

#FamilyHistory #Psychology #Trauma #Attachment

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Eyre Street, Sheffield, 1858: A brothel & a discreet VD treatment clinic. Charles Allott caught VD from the former.
The geography of Victorian shame in 1 street.
But about his wife Mary?

https://t.co/y0T9UMyNhO

#VictorianHistory #SheffieldHistory #MedicalHistory #WomensHistory

[Helen Parker-Drabble @HelenPDrabble]

Spotting institutional trauma patterns in families:

→ Emotional distance
→ Extreme self-reliance
→ Vulnerability avoidance

Adaptations, not personality.

Video context: https://t.co/AgdiL83ZzE

#FamilyHistory

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In mid-Victorian England. Men:
✅ Owned all property
✅ Took wife's earnings
✅ Owned their children

Woman could:
❌ None of the above

Mary Allott found a social network through her recipe book.

https://t.co/y0T9UMyNhO

#VictorianHistory #WomensHistory

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Victorian girls' education: prepared for everything except what Mary actually faced.

✅ Calculate dress fabric
❌ Survive abandonment
✅ Manage servants
❌ Earn money legally
✅ Boil mutton
❌ Reclaim children

Mary's recipe book sustained her.

https://t.co/y0T9UMyNhO

#Women

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In 1860, Mary Allott began copying recipes. Her husband had abandoned her, sailed to New Zealand. Legally: no rights, couldn't divorce, couldn't reclaim her son. But in her recipe book, each attribution mapped a supporter. Sign up https://t.co/y0T9UMyNhO #VictorianHistory

[Helen Parker-Drabble @HelenPDrabble]

Spotting institutional trauma patterns in families:

→ Emotional distance
→ Extreme self-reliance
→ Vulnerability avoidance

Adaptations, not personality.

Video context: https://t.co/AgdiL83rK6

#FamilyHistory #History #TB

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All set up & ready to go at Sheffield's Victorian Christmas Market today & tomorrow at the iconic Kelham Island Museum. There's over 80 stalls! I remember talking to dad about exhibits here a few years ago. Off to get into Victorian costume! #Sheffield #FamilyHistory #Psychology

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1900-1950 Bovine TB killed over 800,000 people nationally and unnecessarily disabled countless more. https://t.co/AgdiL83rK6 #YetBook #FamilyHistory #HistoryDisabilityMonth #TB

[Helen Parker-Drabble @HelenPDrabble]

Spotting institutional trauma patterns in families:

→ Emotional distance
→ Extreme self-reliance
→ Vulnerability avoidance

Adaptations, not personality.

Video context: https://t.co/AgdiL83rK6

#FamilyHistory #Genealogy

[Helen Parker-Drabble @HelenPDrabble]

Spotting institutional trauma patterns in families:

→ Emotional distance
→ Extreme self-reliance
→ Vulnerability avoidance

Adaptations, not personality.

Video context: https://t.co/AgdiL83rK6

#FamilyHistory

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If you haven't seen the video yet, today's the day

The video that explains it all:
https://t.co/AgdiL83rK6

#YetBook #Day7

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Spotting institutional attachment issues in families: → Emotional distance → Extreme self-reliance → Vulnerability & avoidance Adaptations, not personality. Video context: https://t.co/AgdiL83ZzE #FamilyHistory #Attachment

[Helen Parker-Drabble @HelenPDrabble]

Spotting institutional attachment issues in families:

→ Emotional distance
→ Extreme self-reliance
→ Vulnerability & avoidance

Adaptations, not personality.

Video context: https://t.co/AgdiL83rK6

#FamilyHistory #Attachment

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Understanding your family patterns ≠ being stuck with them. You get to choose what continues.
Your ancestors survived. You get to thrive.
Start with understanding: https://t.co/AgdiL83ZzE

#Choice #YetBook #MedicalHistory #TB

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Overwhelmed by the response to Harry's video.

So many people saying 'now I understand'.

That's exactly why I recorded his story.

Thank you for watching, sharing, and reflecting.

https://t.co/AgdiL83rK6

#Gratitude #YetBook #FamilyHistory #TB #MedicalHistory