From Plague Searchers to Strawberry Moles: A History of Women's Bodies

Erin Maglak examines the history of the female body—and society's long-held beliefs about it.

Erin Maglak examines the history of the female body—and society's long-held beliefs about it.

What was "Nijing"? How did women know they were pregnant before modern tests? And people in the past believed that what a mother's imagination could do with her unborn child?

In this episode, Lauren Good talks to historian Erin Maglock about her book Presence, which explores the history of the female body—and society's long-held beliefs about it.

Lauren Good is a Senior Content Producer at HistoryExtra

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