Conserving and researching a collection of 19th Century obstetrical and gynaecological images

Online event – Conserving and researching a collection of 19th Century obstetrical and gynaecological images

Thursday 17 February 12noon-1pm.

This month marks the start of a new series of live, online lunchtime seminar series from the John Rylands Research Institute and Library. On the 17 February, Dr Rebecca Whiteley (Shreeve Fellow in the History of Medicine) and Elaine Sheldon (a senior conservator at the Rylands) explore a very rare collection of prints and drawings used to teach midwifery in the 19th century.

Join the conversation, which highlights the rich heritage of medical collections in the University of Manchester. Rebecca has recently worked with the collections at the Museum of Medicine and Health in the Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, bringing together for public display, special collections with a set of Radford obstetric forceps, c.1820, currently on display at the Rylands.