Transcribathon: women talking, women's health

This March, we are delighted  to once again be taking part in a Transcribathon with the Wellcome Collection and Early Modern Recipes Online Collective (EMROC). This year we are exploring women’s health in two 17th century recipe books; RCP MS688 and Wellcome MS373. Commonly written and maintained by women, recipe books like these have become a testament to women’s experiences across all levels of society. 

Before the main event join experts from the Early Modern Recipes Online Collective, the Wellcome Collection and RCP Museum to discuss the manuscripts and what they reveal about women’s health in the early modern era. From women specific recipes, to what they reveal about understandings of women’s health in that era and knowledge being shared among women practitioners. 

Our speakers include: Julia Nurse, Pamela Forde, Lisa Smith, Elaine Leong, Hillary Nunn, Jennifer Munroe and Margaret Simon.