V: An empowering celebration of the vulva and vagina

Description

An empowering, unashamed, inclusive book encouraging young people to set off on an all-important journey towards body confidence and understanding and celebrating the vagina and vulva, from the creator of the world's first bricks and mortar Vagina Museum. The journey towards celebrating your vagina can be a long one. But once you set off, you'll never look back. Are you ready to begin this all-important adventure, and reach a place of confidence and admiration for your vagina, vulva and incredible body? By the end of this book, you will be ready to talk about the vulva without shame or embarrassment. You will learn how vulvas have been admired in art and culture throughout history. You will discover how powerful your period really is. And you will find out how to smash stigma, label your labia, fight for your vulva's rights and find your Big V Energy! Because, if the word is taboo, how can you talk about your vagina's health? If you can't label the vulva, how can you speak about pleasure? And if you don't know how your body works, how can you take care of it? Join Florence Schechter, the creator of the world's first bricks and mortar Vagina Museum, and find the confidence and pride to shout about your vagina from the rooftops! Suitable for ages 14+

Florence Schechter is the director and founder of the Vagina Museum. Her background is in science communication and she has a degree in Biochemistry from the University of Birmingham. Since the Vagina Museum opened in October 2019, it has welcomed over 100,000 people in just six months. She has spoken about Vs everywhere from the British Library, Science Museum, Royal Institution, The Courtauld Institute of Art, Tate Modern, to name a few. She also sits on the Trajectory, Ideas and Ambassadors Board of Cheltenham Science Festival. She came highly commended in the Women of the Future Awards 2017 in the arts and culture category for her work in the museum sector, and won a Sexual Freedom Award in 2019.