Roundtable on Victorian Pregnancy & Childbirth
Victorian Studies Association of Western Canada
June 4, 2021, 10:00-11:15 a.m. PDT on Zoom
This lively Zoom roundtable brings together five scholars to talk about Victorian pregnancy and childbirth, with a focus on objects, including an obstetric phantom, a layette pincushion, and an altered Charlotte Brontë dress. Brief presentations will be accompanied by slideshow images and followed by a Q&A.
The presenters will be:
- Isabel Davis (Birkbeck College, University of London)
- Jacqueline Hyman (Textile Restoration Studio)
- Mary Elizabeth Leighton (University of Victoria)
- Lisa Surridge (University of Victoria)
- Shannon Withycombe (University of New Mexico)
- Whitney Wood (Vancouver Island University)
This free event is open to all; to register, please visit: http://vsawc.org/roundtable-on-victorian-pregnancy-childbirth/