From plague 'searchers' to strawberry birthmarks: a history of women's bodies
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What was nidgeting? How did women know they were pregnant before modern tests? And what did people in the past believe a mother's imagination could do to her unborn child? In today's episode of the History Extra podcast, Lauren Good speaks to historian Erin McGlock about her new book, Presence, which explores the history of the female body and the longstanding beliefs that society has held about it. Just before we start today's conversation, you might also be interested in joining us for a live episode of the History Extra Podcast. We're going to be recording next Thursday, the twenty second of October, to mark the upcoming home release of Pressure, the gripping untold story of the efforts to chart the weather on D Day.
We've teamed up with Studio Canal for a special event at the Royal Society of Arts in London, featuring David Haig, the writer of Pressure, in conversation with Catherine Ross, archive manager at the Met Office. Tickets are free and are available on a first come, first served basis. For full details and to book your place now, check out the episode description. But for now, it's on to today's conversation. Erin, thank you so much for joining me today to talk about your new book, Presence, A Hidden History of the Female Body. I'd love to start
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