Description:

The Master of Arts in Medical Humanities and Bioethics Program

Presents

A Montgomery Lecture

With

Judith A. Houck, PhD
Chair of the Department of Gender and Women’s Studies
Professor of History and Gender and Women’s Studies
University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin

With a Flashlight and a Speculum: Envisioning a Feminist Revolution

In the early 1970s, women across the country wielded flashlights, hand mirrors, and specula hoping to catch a glimpse of their cervices. In bookstores, living rooms, church basements, and women's centers, women peered into their bodies to satisfy their curiosity, to bond with other women, and to assert control over their bodies.  In this talk, Professor Houck explores the political deployment of cervical self-exam and examines how women reacted to the semi-public display of their privates.

This lecture is open to the public and will be held in the Searle Seminar Room in the Lurie Research Building (303 E Superior), Chicago Campus. For those outside the Chicago area and anyone who would prefer to attend remotely, a Zoom option is also available.

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