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Engaging women in their health through textiles and public art

Engaging women in textiles

Project Summary

This research is the Public Engagement arm of Ìý"StructuralÌývulnerabilities and maternal health among Mexican indigenousÌýpopulation", a Wellcome Trust funded research project.

The project aims to engage women in their health through theÌýdevelopment of a textile collective and public art project.ÌýWe will be working in close collaboration with Fabrica Social, anÌýorganisation that works with Mexican indigenous women artisans inÌýthe development and promotion of their textile work. The textileÌýcollective will form the basis for discussions with the communityÌýabout gender equity and how this impacts upon health. DiscussionsÌýwill be presented to the community in the form of a public artÌýproject.