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What is the ‘Wandering Womb’?

juliamartins99 January 16, 2023Key Concepts

Imagine ‘an animal inside an animal’, a thirsty creature, dragging itself in search of water, pushing aside everything that was on its way… Do you think that sounds sinister? So do I.

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Dr Julia Martins is a historian of the body, an activist, and an unapologetic bookworm (she is the host of My Body, My Book Club - an online feminist book club). She is also an Activism Outreach Supporter with The Vavengers.

She writes about gender history and history of medicine, and how history can inform contemporary feminism.



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