helena constance
@helenaaeberli.bsky.social
writer & researcher. dphil @ oxford currently researching early modern eating disorders.
https://www.helenaaeberli.co.uk
https://www.helenaaeberli.co.uk
my History Today piece on early modern women’s pregnancy pica is now online! a little look into what I’ve spent the past few years thinking about…
The men and medics of the #17thcentury were consumed with anxiety over women’s pregnancy cravings.
🔓 Helena C. Aeberli’s new History Matters is free for 7 days
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🔓 Helena C. Aeberli’s new History Matters is free for 7 days
www.historytoday.com/archive/hist...
Strange Appetites: Pica in Early Modern Pregnancy
www.historytoday.com
January 20, 2026 at 1:02 PM
my History Today piece on early modern women’s pregnancy pica is now online! a little look into what I’ve spent the past few years thinking about…
i am now officially moving off x to here. don't know why i didn't do it earlier. trying to find friends and colleagues - please do let me know if i've missed any contacts. love x
January 16, 2026 at 4:19 PM
i am now officially moving off x to here. don't know why i didn't do it earlier. trying to find friends and colleagues - please do let me know if i've missed any contacts. love x
I'll be chairing this lecture with Professor Helen King tomorrow - do come by if you're in Oxford!
Quick reminder that our keynote talk with Professor @helenking.bsky.social is happening this Friday, 28th of November at 1:30 pm in the Learning Centre (Room 00.018) at the Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities. No tickets are needed, everyone is welcome! Refreshments will be provided 😊
November 27, 2025 at 12:07 PM
I'll be chairing this lecture with Professor Helen King tomorrow - do come by if you're in Oxford!
Reposted by helena constance
Our new Body in History Network MT2025 Term Card has been released. The @bodyinhistoryox.bsky.social brings together researchers across disciplines interested in the history, representation, and experience of the human body and its environments.
October 22, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Our new Body in History Network MT2025 Term Card has been released. The @bodyinhistoryox.bsky.social brings together researchers across disciplines interested in the history, representation, and experience of the human body and its environments.