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Jan 10 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
In about 1850, a shunga artist of the Utagawa school created a toy print where you could customise which vulva you'd like to see. Image
The discerning appreciator could add one of a selection of five vulvas to the print, depending on mood or fancy. Image
On the rear side of the panels, each vulva had a name. The vulvas were called:
-The best
-Great
-Virgin
-Good
-Slut

This was probably to enhance the fantasy. Image
We'll note that both the virgin and slut vulvas have large, prominent labia, meaning this bit of horny art from 1850 is more progressive than a medical textbook still used to this day in some countries which teaches that long labia are a telltale sign someone is not a virgin.
The textbook we mentioned there is included in our #MuffBusters exhibition, so you can see it, and explore the entire exhibition online (for free!) vaginamuseum.co.uk/muffbusters/2d…

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An early caesarean operation, depicted in 1822. As you can see, the incision made in this operation is vertical. This was how the surgery was normally carried out at this time. Credit: Wellcome Images
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And here's our volunteer Rhubi reading Gwerful Mechain's vagina poem, delightfully Welshly.
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