Stories
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The meaning of trauma is wound
Daisy Johnson recalls her difficult journey to being diagnosed with vaginismus, and why women are so good at turning bad things into a joke.
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The tale of the toxic kidneys
In 1954 a serendipitous coming together of skills and circumstances allowed the first successful organ transplant to take place. Read how Richard Herrick’s life was prolonged by his identical twin’s generosity.
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When skin bleaching goes wrong
Warnings about permanent health damage don’t deter those using skin-bleaching products for years on end. Read the story of one woman who suffered from liver failure after years of striving to be paler.
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What is hysteria?
Hysteria has long been associated with fanciful myths, but its history reveals how it has been used to control women’s behaviour and bodies
Catalogue
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Richard Clamp.
Date: 1878
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Andrew Boorde. Stipple engraving by Clamp.
Date: June 30 1803 [?]Reference: 1261i
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Humphrey Llwyd. Stipple engraving by R. Clamp, 1795.
Date: 1795Reference: 5941i
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William Gilbert. Stipple engraving by R. Clamp, 1796, after S. Harding.
Date: 1 May 1796Reference: 3573i
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William Butler. Stipple engraving by R. Clamp, 1796, after S. Harding.
Harding, Sylvester, 1745-1809.Date: 1796Reference: 1567i