vulva

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In a well-reported case last year, a group of feminist artist-activists vandalised a 19th-Century painting of a woman's vulva by French artist Gustave Courbet, calling it misogynistic.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026

The vulva hypothesis is one of the myriad theories that have proliferated around Stonehenge, which was constructed some 4,500 years ago.

From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2022

I am an 18-year-old person with a vulva, and I have no interest in having sex with other people, partly due to gender dysphoria.

From Slate • Jun. 14, 2021

"For some people, artificial scents and colors could cause irritation to the vulva; for others it may be a specific ingredient; and not all people will have a reaction."

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2021

Antiseptic pad applied to the head during its egress, and to the vulva until the secondines had been expelled.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various