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The pain that punished feminists

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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Deciding a date for the end of the world

When will the world end? Charlotte Sleigh explores how our obsession with dates and dramatic imaginings of the end can distract us from the dangers slowly creeping up on us.

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Demanding a diagnosis for invisible pain

After dozens of hospital visits and handfuls of painkillers, a plethora of scans and tests bring diagnosis closer for Jaipreet Virdi.

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What our facial hair says about us

Five bearded and moustachioed men choose five hirsute archive images to help them reflect on the way facial hair is linked with personality and identity.

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  • Joseph Priestley: coat of arms decorated with anchors and lions and surmounted by a cockerel. Engraving, 17--.
  • Men are working on the side of a wooden boat; anchors, a buoy and anchoring rope are lying around. Aquatint with etching by W.H. Pyne after himself.
  • Ornamented borders of Tartary oak (Quercus McCormickii), anchors and a polar bear round images of the Antarctic Sea with penguin and boat. Pencil drawing, c.1844.
  • Ornamented borders of Tartary oak (Quercus McCormickii), anchors and a polar bear round circular images of the Antarctic Ocean with penguin and boat. Pencil drawing by E. Wilson?, c.1844.
  • Different types of anchor. Wood engraving.
  • Anchor : New Zealand superfine butter.
  • Anchor : New Zealand superfine butter.
  • Beecham's music portfolio. No. 28, The anchor's weigh'd.
  • Beecham's music portfolio. No. 28, The anchor's weigh'd.
  • Beecham's music portfolio. No. 28, The anchor's weigh'd.
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