Stories
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Medieval doodles
Fish, lute players and defaced demons: marginal doodles in some of Europe’s first printed books provide a tantalising glimpse into the late-medieval mind.
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Photographs as evidence of gender identity and sexuality
Intriguing photographs from sexologists’ archives suggest they could have helped people explore their gender identity and sexuality.
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Does mass media pave the way to fascism?
In the aftermath of World War II, psychoanalysts found the psychological roots of authoritarianism closer to home than was comfortable.
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Primodos, paternalism and the fight to be heard
Journalist Florence Wildblood examines the case of Primodos – a conveniently quick but risky hormone pregnancy test that was prescribed in the 1960s and ’70s – and profiles two women at the story’s shocking heart.
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An eye; according to Lavater, belonging to a German poet. Drawing, c. 1794.
Date: 1794?Reference: 30664i- Archives and manuscripts
M0005724: Drawing of a 17th century German medallion, amulet against disease
Date: 23 September 1938Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/47/35Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive- Pictures
A German and an Indian skull: two figures of each. Drawing, c. 1789.
Date: 1789?Reference: 29238i
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World War I: British and German war loans contrasted. Drawing by A.G. Racey, 191-.
Racey, A. G. (Arthur George), 1870-1941.Date: 1910-1919Reference: 571948i- Pictures
World War I: German prisoners captured by Americans passing the wounded. Drawing by Edoardo Matania.
Matania, Edoardo, 1847-1929.Reference: 46029i