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Thousands of years of women’s pain
| Jaipreet VirdiAnne Howeson
Even in the 21st century, women with severe monthly pain find their suffering minimised or dismissed by the medical profession. Such pain is seen as simply a natural part of being female.
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The pain that punished feminists
| Jaipreet VirdiAnne Howeson
In a society that viewed getting the vote, and pursuing an education and career, as unnatural goals for women, the pain of endometriosis was viewed as nature’s retribution.
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When wounds replace words
| Jules MontagueSteven Pocock
For the many thousands of refugees waiting in Greece, the process to establish the truth of their tragic personal histories is often extremely upsetting. But a group of medics and legal workers is working together to make the system more humane.