Leaky Bodies in Canterbury: 9th-10th January 2025 University of Kent

Throughout history, it was usually female bodies that were described as being “leaky” – leaking through their menstruation, breastfeeding, crying and more – while male bodies were presented as (more) disciplined and controlled. At a workshop at the University of Kent in Canterbury, organised by the historians of medicine Claire L. Jones and Kate McAllister on the 9th and 10th of January 2025, an interdisciplinary group of researchers discussed the framing and importance of all kinds of bodil...