Stories
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Eugenics and the welfare state
Indy Bhullar explores the ideas of William Beveridge and Richard Titmuss, who were strongly influenced by eugenic thinking, and yet championed the idea of the welfare state.
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Would you like to buy a dinosaur?
Two remarkable letters and a drawing of a plesiosaur by Mary Anning offer a tantalising portal into the exciting world of fossil hunting and discovery of the 1800s.
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Is it really OK to not be OK?
Our mental healthcare system is still the poor relation of services that treat physical illness, and the pandemic has shone a spotlight on this situation. Campaigner James Downs argues for fundamental change.
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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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Copy of an original manuscript, entitled, "A breviate touching the order and governmente of a nobleman's house, &c." Communicated by the Right Hon. Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. K.B. P.R.S. and F.S.A. [a] Read March 27, 1800.
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A supplement to The queen-like closet, or, A little of everything : presented to all ingenious ladies, and gentlewomen / by Hannah Woolley.
Woolley, Hannah, active 1670Date: 1674- Books
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The queen-like closet, or, Rich cabinet : stored with all manner of rare receipts for preserving, candying, and cookery : very pleasant and beneficial to all ingenious persons of the female sex : to which is added, A supplement, presented to all ingenious ladies, and gentlewomen / by Hannah Wolley.
Woolley, Hannah, active 1670Date: 1681- Books
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A seasonable check to the fury of an unfledg'd minister of the Gospel. In a letter to the Reverend Mr. T- - - - - - - A very young Glóstershire Clergyman. Written by Mr. J- - - - - - - - A very young Wiltshire Layman. Occasion'd by the former's falsly charging the latter with Atheism. In which are interspers'd some Observations on Atheism and Superstition, together with a Hint or two to the Professors of Christianity in general.
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The gentlewomans companion; or, A guide to the female sex : containing directions of behaviour, in all places, companies, relations, and conditions, from their childhood down to old age: viz. As, children to parents. Scholars to governours. Single to servants. Virgins to suitors. Married to husbands. Huswifes to the house Mistresses to servants. Mothers to children. Widows to the world Prudent to all. With letters and discourses upon all occasions. Whereunto is added, a guide for cook-maids, dairy-maids, chamber-maids, and all others that go to service. The whole being an exact rule for the female sex in general. By Hannah Woolley.
Woolley, Hannah, active 1670Date: 1673