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‘Gyrde thys mesure a bowte hyr wombe’: Magical Midwives & Birth Protection
Folk Healers, London, Museums

‘Gyrde thys mesure a bowte hyr wombe’: Magical Midwives & Birth Protection

November 13, 2025 Romany Reagan Leave a comment

I went to the Wellcome Collection in London last week to visit a very important exhibition they have on at the moment.

‘Expecting: Birth, Belief and Protection’ is currently on display and will be there for you to see until 19 April 2026.

This new exhibition explores the protective practices and beliefs around pregnancy, childbirth, and infertility that existed in mediaeval times and continue through to today. However, my interest in going was to see the star of the show—an actual surviving mediaeval pregnancy protection scroll.

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Victorian views on women and their abilities were pretty horrifying and bizarre. 🧐 Even Darwin, a man held up to be the founder of rational theories on evolution, believed some downright bonkers things about women. 🤨 In this short video I share just a handful of things that have pissed me off over the course of my research into the hidden history of the Victorian women in medicine. Enjoy! 🚺💪🏻 @Museum of the Home 🏡 #victorian #misogony #victorianwomen #charlesdarwin #marywollstonecraft #feminism #histmed #museumofthehome womensweeds mohwomensweeds #victorians #feministhistory

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