Catherine Blackledge

Dr Catherine Blackledge is the internationally acclaimed author of The Story of V: A Cultural History of the Vagina (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2003). She has reported on science and healthcare since 1993, writing for such diverse publications as the Financial Times , the Erotic Review and the international newspaper The European . She has also given numerous lectures to a wide variety of audiences, including the Cheltenham Science Festival, the Glastonbury Goddess Conference and Shhh! - Women's...See more

Dr Catherine Blackledge is the internationally acclaimed author of The Story of V: A Cultural History of the Vagina (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2003). She has reported on science and healthcare since 1993, writing for such diverse publications as the Financial Times , the Erotic Review and the international newspaper The European . She has also given numerous lectures to a wide variety of audiences, including the Cheltenham Science Festival, the Glastonbury Goddess Conference and Shhh! - Women's Erotic Emporium. She has starred in The Vagina Monologues , been profiled for a Canadian television documentary, and has collaborated with the Fullbeam Visual Theatre company to produce a play rooted in her work. See less