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Cocaine, the Victorian wonder drug
| Douglas SmallBenjamin Gilbert
Today, cocaine has a very poor public image as one of the causes of crime and violence. But for the Victorians it was welcomed as the saviour of modern surgery.
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The Ladies of Llangollen
| Sarah Bentley
As we celebrate LGBT History Month, Sarah Bentley explores the relationship between the two 18th-century women known as the Ladies of Llangollen.
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The intermediate life of spirits
| Courttia Newland
Courttia Newland explores the events and his feelings surrounding the death of his mother-in-law, Tara Chauhan.
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Aphasia and drawing elephants
| Thomas Parkinson
When Thomas Parkinson investigated the history of “speech science”, he discovered an unexpected link between empire, elephants and aphasia.
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The work of wet-nursing
| Alev ScottVicky Scott
Many of us know that in the past, babies were sometimes nourished by wet-nurses. But, perhaps surprisingly, the practice continues today – and the milk recipients are not only babies.