Victorian #Valentines cards weren't all hearts and roses. Some were designed to mock, insult or discourage unwanted suitors. A history professor explains how a whole subgenre targeted specific professions. https://theconversation.com/how-valentines-day-was-transformed-by-the-industrial-revolution-and-manufactured-intimacy-247441 @histodons #Histodons #ValentinesDay #IndustrialRevolution