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Female masturbation and the perils of pleasure
| Dr Kate Lister
Dr Kate Lister exposes the brutal 19th-century ‘cures’ for women who indulged in masturbation.
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Diagnosing the past
| Joanne Edge
Historical texts rarely supply enough detail for a definitive diagnosis, so medical historians need to proceed with caution.
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What is hysteria?
| Sarah Jaffray
Hysteria has long been associated with fanciful myths, but its history reveals how it has been used to control women’s behaviour and bodies
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The secret sting of cystitis
| Agnes Arnold-ForsterMari Fouz
Agnes Arnold-Forster recounts her experiences of cystitis, explaining how this illness intersects with sexism, shame, and stigma from medical professionals.
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The indelible harm caused by conversion therapy
| Jules MontagueStephen Nestor Ostrowski
With first-hand evidence from two powerful testimonies, neurologist Jules Montague explores the destructive history of conversion therapy, a punitive treatment designed to ‘cure’ people of homosexuality.