Join Dr Romany Reagan and Kerry Lemon for an exclusive after-hours event at the Museum of the Home, followed by a group walk to Ruup & Form for an intimate viewing of SIMPLING led by the artist. We’ll begin in the herb gardens at the Museum of the Home, exploring the roots of women-led fertility management through the lens of herbal history. Together, we’ll uncover the often-overlooked practices of mediaeval and early modern healers - women who passed down their knowledge orally, from mother to daughter, from midwife to apprentice. Their methods of community care were rarely recorded in written form, so uncovering these methods of reproductive control are their most secret knowledge of all.
Romany received her PhD from Royal Holloway, University of London in performing heritage in 2018 where her practice-based research specialised in audio walks. Since completion of her PhD, Reagan has focused her folklore research scope to encompass legends and lore from the British Isles with a focus on women’s histories. She is best known for Women’s Weeds, her audio installation at the Museum of the Home which explores the hidden history of women in medicine.
