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From Print to Wool: Vesalius and the ‘Knit your own womb’ Movement

dc.contributor.authorKing, Helen
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-24T10:02:45Z
dc.date.available2026-02-24T10:02:45Z
dc.date.issued2026-01-29
dc.identifier.issn1505-9065
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11089/57527
dc.description.abstractThe womb has been represented in many ways across Western European history, from miracle to sewer. This chapter begins with some of the earliest ways of showing the womb in printed materials. It then looks at what happens when different physical media are used to portray this and other body parts, focusing in particular on the impact of wool and similar materials in making the womb not only more approachable for women but also a potential political tool in claiming women’s rights.en
dc.description.abstractL’utérus a été représenté de nombreuses façons au cours de l’histoire de l’Europe occidentale, allant du miracle à l’égout. Ce chapitre commence par explorer certaines des premières représentations de l’utérus dans les documents imprimés. Il s’intéresse ensuite à ce qui se passe lorsque différents supports matériels sont utilisés pour représenter cette partie du corps (et d’autres), en mettant particulièrement l’accent sur l’impact de la laine et de matériaux similaires. Ces derniers rendent l’utérus non seulement plus accessible aux femmes, mais en font aussi un outil politique potentiel dans la revendication de leurs droits.fr
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiegopl
dc.relation.ispartofseriesActa Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Litteraria Romanica;21fr
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
dc.subjectbody fluidsen
dc.subjectcraften
dc.subjectknittingen
dc.subjectuterusen
dc.subjectpolitical actionen
dc.subjectfluides corporelsfr
dc.subjectartisanatsfr
dc.subjecttricotagefr
dc.subjectutérusfr
dc.subjectaction politiquefr
dc.titleFrom Print to Wool: Vesalius and the ‘Knit your own womb’ Movementen
dc.title.alternativeDu dessin au tricot : Vesalius et le mouvement « Tricotez-vous un vagin »fr
dc.typeArticle
dc.page.number313-340
dc.contributor.authorAffiliationThe Open Universityen
dc.identifier.eissn2449-8831
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dc.contributor.authorEmailhelen.king@open.ac.uk
dc.identifier.doi10.18778/1505-9065.21.16


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