Emily
Locke, a 33-year-old mom from Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, was taking
photos for her sister's wedding at the Western Reserve Historical
Society in Cleveland, Ohio this past weekend when she had to take a
break to breastfeed her 9-month-old son. In a Facebook post, she explains that she was soon approached by a staff member who told her, "You aren't allowed to do that here."
"I
responded that I was actually legally allowed to nurse my child," Locke
wrote. "She said it was against the museum policy, and I had to stop. I
refused, and she said she would have to get her manager. I said I would
be happy to speak with her manager. Moments later, I was approached by a
young woman. She said I would have to move, and they had a private area
where I could 'do that.' I said I was fine where I was, and told her
that legally I could nurse my child where ever I was permitted to be. (I
wanted to be near where my family and other two children were posing
for the pictures. I truly did not have time to stop the feeding and move
to another location even if I wanted to.)"
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