Spotlight Event: Periods

Schedule

Wed May 27 2026 at 12:30 pm to 01:30 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Physicians' Gallery | Edinburgh, SC

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Our topic for this talk is the history of menstruation – what people said about it (and what they didn’t say!), as well as some euphemisms and dubious treatments.

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Physicians' Gallery, 11 Queen St, Edinburgh EH2 1JQ, United Kingdom, Edinburgh

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