# Event Details - **Event Name**: Olivia Plender in Conversation with Dr Kathryn Murphy - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 23 May, 2026 at 02:00 pm – Sat, 23 May, 2026 at 03:00 pm (+01:00) - **Event Description**: Olivia Plender and Dr Kathryn Murphy explore what seventeenth-century medicine can tell us about women’s healthcare today.About this EventAs part of our opening celebrations, Olivia Plender is joined by Dr Kathryn Murphy to discuss the history of women’s healthcare and its legacies today, with reference to the medical casebooks of 17th-century astrologers Simon Forman and Richard Napier. This event is free, but booking is essential.More about our speakers:Kathryn MurphyKathryn Murphy is Fellow in English Literature at Oriel College and Associate Professor in the Faculty of English at the University of Oxford. Her research focuses on early modern poetry, prose, philosophy and the literary essay, with particular interests in seventeenth-century thought and writers including Robert Burton. She is also a critic and essayist, writing on art and literature for Apollo Magazine, and co-edited On Essays: From Montaigne to the Present. Her forthcoming book, Robert Burton: A Vital Melancholy, will be published in 2027.Olivia PlenderOlivia Plender is an artist based in Stockholm and London whose work explores the relationships between gender, power and knowledge, often drawing on the histories of social movements. Her exhibition Little Fennel’s Complaint is her first UK institutional solo presentation since 2013 and examines women’s health and the history of medicine through seventeenth-century medical case notes.Accessibility at Modern Art OxfordWe offer a range of facilities to ensure we are accessible to visitors. Please click here to find out more about visiting Modern Art Oxford. If you have any questions about your visit, please get in touch at info@modernartoxforg.org.uk.All activities are suitable for wheelchair users or those using mobility aids. A limited number of bursary places are available for this workshop. Please get in touch for further information. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/oxford/olivia-plender-in-conversation-with-dr-kathryn-murphy/100001987050035145 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, workshops, exhibitions, health-wellness, fine-arts, nonprofit, womens-history-month - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Oxford - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Modern Art Oxford - **lat**: 51.75078 - **long**: -1.2591150000000653 - **full address**: Modern Art Oxford, 30 Pembroke Street, Oxford, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Olivia Plender in Conversation with Dr Kathryn Murphy - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/6e363a3dd9dabd825c98bbb5808476fc02b222ced305a4b9a6046f53ed30ee55-rimg-w1200-h800-dc191612-gmir.jpg?v=1776091007 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Olivia Plender in Conversation with Dr Kathryn Murphy being held? - **A:** Olivia Plender in Conversation with Dr Kathryn Murphy takes place on Sat, 23 May, 2026 at 02:00 pm to Sat, 23 May, 2026 at 03:00 pm at Modern Art Oxford, 30 Pembroke Street, Oxford, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing Olivia Plender in Conversation with Dr Kathryn Murphy? - **A:** Olivia Plender in Conversation with Dr Kathryn Murphy is organized by MODERN ART OXFORD. - **Q**: Who is this event for? 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