Domna Stanton Lecture
Vagina Obscura: An Anatomical Voyage
The 2025 Domna Stanton Lecture will be delivered by Rachel E. Gross.
Rachel Gross is a science journalist who reports on hidden bias in medicine and marginalized scientists who are changing their fields. Vagina Obscura tells the story of how early anatomists named, shamed, and claimed the female body—and how a new generation is redrawing the map. Her reporting explores how historic assumptions still shape modern reproductive healthcare.
Sponsored by Women’s and Gender Studies, the Sexual Health Educators, the Science Center, Biological Sciences, the Writing Program, and the Committee on Lectures and Cultural Events.