Whores of Yore
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Sex History. "A Catalogue of Jilts, Cracks, Nightwalkers, Whores, She-Friends, Kind Women & Others of the Linen-Lifting Tribe”
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The history of the word "whore" and how I use it here.
"Tis Pity She's a Whore: the 'Whore' in Whores of Yore"
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📳Bring on the
#GoodVibrations
!
🧐
@WhoresofYore
sex historian &
#BetwixtTheSheets
podcaster Dr
@k8_lister
analyses the private parts of our prudish past, checking out
#Victorian
Vibrators! 🍆
Live at
#Farsley
@FConstitutional
, 2️⃣6️⃣May - grab a ticket! 🍻
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From the depths of demented Victorian gynaecology, I bring you Lawson's Vaginal Washer, designed to clean the inside of the vagina by by squirting in perforated water and *shudders* rotating the scrapers.
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My favourite extracts* from Alfred Poulet’s 1881 medical text on things that got stuck inside human orifices
*Ahem
#HowDidThatGetInThere
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What is a wandering womb? And why could having the menopause get you tried as a witch?
From leeches to mercury pills and surgery without anaesthetic - Elinor Cleghorn tells us about the impact of gender bias on diagnoses and treatments given to women
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In the latest episode of The Oldest Profession Podcast, we dive into some sex work history from Oregon!
Listen now: Stella Darby: Beloved Madam of Pendelton, Oregon
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A day out at the
@britishmuseum
to see their new exhibition
#DevineFeminine
. Here is a ridiculously quick tour of my favourite Devine feminines.
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On this episode of
#BetwixtTheSheets
am talking about the history of medicine, misogyny, and misdiagnosis with the marvellous
@elinorcleghorn
. As long as your womb doesn’t wander off, you can tune in wherever you get your podcasts!
Sneak peek below.
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I’m spending my morning with Deborah Sims from the
#SexObjectsMuseum
. This is my favourite item from her collection - a giant rubber dildo that a mudlarker found and sent to her (complete with letter)
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TIL in 1926, Herr Bauer invented and successfully demonstrated this “masturbation machine.”
The parts:
1. Two sewing spools
2. A bicycle rim
3. 3 pairs of used women’s shoes
4. One chain gear
5. Two leather ties
It’s also works your abs, so win/win
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