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Nov 3

It's an often-repeated rumour that Mary Shelley lost her virginity on her mother, Mary Wollstonecraft's. grave. (Frankly cool) rumours about historical women's (frankly cool) sex lives have often little basis in fact and were spread by detractors. But this one might just be true.

Now, nobody can say conclusively that Mary Shelley had sex on her mum's grave, because no-one else was in the tomb where it happened. However, there's circumstantial evidence that suggests that yes, she probably did.

Just a quick note, throughout this thread we'll refer to our protagonist - Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, who later became Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley - as simply "Mary" to avoid confusion with other people who have the same first names or surnames.

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Nov 2

Here's our November events, which are bound to satisfy and delight the most discerning fans of the fanny... vaginamuseum.co.uk/events/eventsc…

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9th November - Fires of Lust: Sex in the Middle Ages
Exploring the sex lives of people in the Middle Ages, historian @keharvey2013 brings medieval people to life lending us an intimate connection to the past. app.lineupnow.com/event/fires-of…

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@keharvey2013 10th November - Pad Making Workshop
A masterclass with our director @floschechter. Learn how to make your own resuable pads! If you're feeling brave, bring something you'd like to upcycle like an old t-shirt or umbrella! app.lineupnow.com/event/pad-maki…

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Nov 1

since we're apparently allowed to post anything now, so we're gonna show you OUR VULVAS

this is from our "From A to V" permanent exhibition, and that's only half of our vulvas. come and visit to see the rest. vaginamuseum.co.uk/exhibitions/pe…

while we're here let us state for the record that we are never in a million years paying money to keep our blue tick

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Oct 13

In 19th century Europe, C-sections were performed only in direst need and maternal mortality was very high. At the same time in Africa, indigenous people were performing the operation successfully saving both. Have a #BlackHistoryMonth thread on Banyoro obstetric surgery.

The first C-section successfully performed in Africa (with "success" defined as both surviving) is usually credited to Irish surgeon James Barry, who performed the operation in South Africa. This may well not be true due to the quality of surgical techniques in present-day Uganda

In 1879, medical missionary Robert Felkin was visiting indigenous people in what is thought to be the Kingdom of Bunyoro. He later published his observations of obstetric care, which included an account of a C-section that he was permitted to witness.

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Oct 11

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FANNY-TASTIC NEWS! Our founder and Director @floschechter has written a book! V: An Empowering Celebration Of The Vulva And Vagina takes you on a journey to celebrating and admiring your anatomy. If you love the VM, you will adore having this in pride of place on your shelf...

V is a book for age 14+ which takes you on an adventure towards confidence, admiration for your incredible body while busting myths and taboos, exploring anatomy, art and culture. You'll like it. A lot. Better still, it's available for pre-order now.

You can pre-order here, but if you'd like to support the Vagina Museum there's one little thing you can do before slamming that pre-order button... amzn.to/3SMmZxe

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Sep 26

What did a period look like in the 17th century? There isn't much information about this, as many of the scientists and anatomists at the time were getting their data from corpses... but that doesn't mean we know nothing at all about it, because someone was paying attention.

https://twitter.com/vagina_museum/status/1544676851498586115

Jane Sharp, a long-time favourite of the Vagina Museum, wrote all about normal periods in her 1671 handbook "The Midwives Book". That's the same book where she described the clitoris accurately.

https://twitter.com/vagina_museum/status/1544676851498586115

Sharp described a period as "monthly Terms", and reiterated that a period happens once per month. The average menstrual cycle in the 21st century is 29 days, so cycles would have been roughly the same length.

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