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Florence Schechter | Founder of Vagina Museum | she/they

Schechter founded the Vagina Museum in 2017 and led the organisation as Director until 2024. She is an experienced leader in the cultural and advocacy sector. Her background is in science communication and has a BSc in Biochemistry from the University of Birmingham.

Her debut book, “V: An Empowering Celebration of the Vulva and Vagina” was published by Penguin Random House in March 2023. She has also written for publications including the Metro and Huffington Post.

She came highly commended in the Women of the Future Awards in the arts and culture category (2017), won Pioneer of the Year from the Sexual Freedom Awards (2019), was nominated for Rising Star of the Year in the DIVA Awards (2020) and came highly commended in the Young Entrepreneur of the Year at DIVA Awards (2023).

Schechter has over eight years of experience in public speaking and presenting. She has spoken around the world about her work at festivals, museums and conferences in the UK, France, Ireland, Belgium, USA and Canada. She has lectured at venues including the Southbank Centre, Sotheby's Institute of Art, British Library, Tate Modern, Royal Institution, The Courtauld Institute of Art, and the Royal Society, just to name a few. She has been an expert contributor on TV documentaries Queer Planet (Sky Nature) and Engineering Catastrophes (Science Channel). She was also a writer and presenter on the podcast Chemistry In It's Element (Royal Society of Chemistry), written for and presented on The Boring Talks (BBC) and voiced an explainer for the cancer charity Eve Appeal.

Her personal website: www.floschechter.com
Twitter: @floschechter
Instagram: @florschech
LinkedIn: florenceschechter
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