1. The Dynamics of Fecundity after an Infant Death among Women Prone to Twin Births • George Alter, University of Michigan; Julia Jennings, University at Albany; Gilles Pison, Institut national d'études démographiques (INED).

2. Contraceptive Advertising and Fertility Decline in the United States, 1840-1923 • Nicola Barban, University of Bologna; Maria Ludovica Isani, University of Bologna; Elisabetta De Cao, University of Bologna; Luca Bagnato, University of Bologna.

3. Fertility and Longevity on the American Frontier: Contexts of Post-Reproductive Maternal Survival. • Jason P. Bonham, University of Chicago; Jenny Trinitapoli, University of Chicago.

4. Shifting Gender Differences in Human Mating Strategies and Partner Preferences: Evidence from Dutch Dating Advertisements, 1841 - 1995 • Karin Wienholts, Radboud University Nijmegen; Saverio Minardi, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna; Paul Puschmann, Radboud University Nijmegen.