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*The Man-Midwife* a cartoon from the 1790s, courtesy of @ExploreWellcome Our new exhibition #ThisVexedQuestion shows how midwives tried to defend their profession from the unwanted interference of men. Catch it @RCPLondon from 19 Sept. More @ https://t.co/kjEbj1ltul
Charles Scarburgh goes one better and ostentatiously displays an open anatomy book alongside symbols of his astronomical, mathematical, mechanical and classical learning. https://t.co/3f40qqfAvl #bookloversday #booksinart #histmed
Harvey's generous gift attracted other donations, including 11 Arabic and Persian medical manuscripts collected by lawyer and scholar John Selden and given in 1654. (These are MSTR50, MSTR12 and MSTR22.) #heritageMW #libraryhistory
Our paintings collection includes portraits of @RCPLondon presidents Dame Margaret Turner-Warwick and Dame Carol Black, showing different ways women have portrayed their power and status in art. #IWD2018 https://t.co/IpOmkaNbk1
For #NationalBirdDay, illustrations from George Edwards' Natural history of uncommon birds (1743-51) and Gleanings of natural history (1758-64). Edwards was @RCPLondon 'bedell', the college's custodian/head of security. https://t.co/gt0GpMRZAK
Powerful women: presidents of @RCPLondon. Displayed in our building and analysed on our blog: https://t.co/PBGUX1BnFw #womenshistorymonth
On the last day of #WomensHistoryMonth we look at some @RCPLondon presidential portraits. https://t.co/PBGUX1SYx4 #histmed #arthistory
Charter for Anatomies granted to @RCPLondon #otd - to annually claim 4 bodies of hanged criminals for dissection
Introducing Sir Thomas Browne: subject of our new exhibition with @QMUL in 2017. https://t.co/LLcxJv9Pc4 #earlymodern