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June 1 - July 13, 2025

Specialty Tour: Midwifery

Title page of an old book titled The Art of Midwifery Improv’d, featuring detailed text about its contents, including instructions for midwives and 38 engraved illustrations, with an ornate historical design.

Midwives did more than deliver babies! Explore the role, knowledge, and challenges of Midwives through the lens of the Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum and its collection of historic medicines and archives. Content note: this tour will cover the complex history around contraception, abortion, and miscarriage; recommended for ages 18 and older. Guests should arrive between10:45 and 11:00am, tour begins promptly at 11:00am. and late guests will not be able to be admitted. Please note tour includes ascending and descending stairs.

Please do not bring printed tickets; your name will be on the guest list.

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