Wed, 23 September 2020

18:30 – 20:00 BST

Can you sort your Sairey Gamps from your Florence Nightingales? Join the myth busters from Crimson Tea Parties and the RCN (Royal College of Nursing) Library and Archive Service to find out in this online talk and quiz.

We begin with a talk by Susanna Cordner (London College of Fashion) and Stephanie Wood (Victoria & Albert Museum) looking at the history of nursing through its fashion. What do nursing uniforms over the years tell us about the image of nursing? How are nurses portrayed on film and TV? And why have nursing costumes appeared in such a range of settings over the years, from fancy dress to haute couture?

The talk will be followed by a chance to test your ability to separate fact from fantasy in our Women’s Quiz-tory. 

To attend, please make a donation on this page & book your ticket here: 

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/nursing-myth-busters-fashion-fantasy-and-female-firsts-tickets-116591104131

Bloody Good Period & how the money raised will be used: 

We get period products to asylum seekers, refugees and those who can't afford them. Bloody Good Period believe that everyone who has periods, and everyone who cares about someone who has periods, should be able to talk about this bloody stuff. Everyone should have access to the information and products they need. No-one should feel ashamed because of a healthy biological process.

Crimson Tea Parties Presents is a creative platform and event series which highlights and fundraises for women's charities and is on a mission to dispel female taboos. 

Image: Crimson Tea Parties logo, that shows a white tea-cup and saucer with a tampon inside the cup. On the end of the tampon string there is a tag that has 'Crimson Tea Parties' written on it.