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The prostitute whose pox inspired feminists
| Anna Faherty
Fitzrovia, 1875. A woman recorded only as A.G. enters hospital and is diagnosed with syphilis.
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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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Uncovering experiences of dementia
| Millie van der Byl Williams
Focusing on three 19th-century women’s case notes, Millie van der Byl Williams explores how our definition of dementia has changed.
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Dial ‘S’ for sex
| Dr Kate Lister
In pre-internet days, phone boxes became a patchwork of ‘tart cards’ offering sexual services. Find out about the clandestine world they hint at.
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History of condoms from animal to rubber
| Taryn Cain
Come on a journey from the first recorded condoms in the 16th century to the modern female condoms in the 1990s – and everything in between.
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- Long read
Rehab centres and the ‘cure’ for addiction
| Guy StaggJess Nash
Guy Stagg takes us on a brief history of rehab centres and their approaches to addiction and recovery.