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A clay-baked vulvas. Roman votive offering. Wellcome Collection. Source: Wellcome Collection.

A clay-baked vulvas. Roman votive offering. Wellcome Collection. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Cyanotype made by Marge Bradshaw from digital image of Roman votive in Wellcome Collection

Cyanotype made by Marge Bradshaw from digital image of Roman votive in Wellcome Collection

Three women huddle eagerly around a medicine bottle; perhaps connected with pregnancy. Mezzotint by T. Scratchley, 1771. Wellcome Collection. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Three women huddle eagerly around a medicine bottle; perhaps connected with pregnancy. Mezzotint by T. Scratchley, 1771. Wellcome Collection. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Myologie complette en couleur et grandeur naturelle, composée de l'Essai et de la Suite de l'Essai d'anatomie, en tableux imprimés [d'après les parties disséquées et préparées / par M. Duverney. Wellcome Collection. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Myologie complette en couleur et grandeur naturelle, composée de l'Essai et de la Suite de l'Essai d'anatomie, en tableux imprimés [d'après les parties disséquées et préparées / par M. Duverney. Wellcome Collection. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Science Museum Group. Vaginal Speculum for Applying Leeches. A38408 Science Museum Group Collection Online. Accessed 22 October 2024.

Science Museum Group. Vaginal Speculum for Applying Leeches. A38408 Science Museum Group Collection Online. Accessed 22 October 2024.

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