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Nov 25

We don't know much about how people dealt with their periods in the past, because due to taboos, it often wasn't written down. This means one of the most direct accounts of dealing with periods in the 18th century comes from... a murder trial.

Let's explore, was Sarah Malcolm a murderer, or just on her period?

Malcolm was a launderess who worked at the Inns of Court in London. In 1733 she was accused of robbing and murdering three women, an employer and her two maids.

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Nov 19

Since it's #InternationalMensDay, here's a thread of every part of the gynaecological anatomy that is named after a man, with a bit of trivia about each man. Some of the bits are very specific. Before you ask, there are no parts of the gynaecological anatomy named after women...

GABRIELE FALLOPPIO (circa 1522-1562)🇮🇹 is the namesake of the Fallopian tubes, the tubes between the ovaries and the uterus. You can also call them the ovarian tubes or uterine tubes.

Falloppio found himself caught up in a row with fellow anatomist Realdo Colombo about who had discovered the clitoris (in fact, neither of them had), which raged for years after both men had died.

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Nov 17

A musical interlude for you lucky vag-lovers today. Let's crack open the innocuously-titled "A collection of songs: with some originals", a 1769 collection of popular songs. We're sure it's a lovely innocent collection of fa-la-laing... oh.

Not every song is full of quite such effusive praise for hairless vulvas. This one is pretty down on them. Robert Burns, wrote a variant of this song, in Scots some years later, titled "Nae Hair On't"

Some of the songs contain instructions for the tune to use.

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Nov 14

It's King Charles III's birthday, so we're gonna celebrate in the only way we know how: by telling you a few interesting nuggets about how he was born. There are some interesting bits and bobs, we promise.

The King was born on 14th November 1948 at Buckingham Palace. The fact he was born in a home birth isn't unusual for the time, and certainly wasn't unusual for a royal birth - the very first heir to the throne to be born in a hospital was his son, Prince William.

For her labour, the 22 year old Queen Elizabeth II - then Princess Elizabeth - chose twilight sleep protocols. Twilight sleep involved administering scopolamine and morphine to induce semi-consciousness and amnesia.

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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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