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History of condoms from animal to rubber

Come on a journey from the first recorded condoms in the 16th century to the modern female condoms in the 1990s – and everything in between.

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Witches

Many of the women persecuted as witches in the 16th-century “witch craze” were over 50 and exhibited signs of menopause. Helen Foster suggests that the stigma of the wicked witch still affects older women and how they deal with menopause.

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Not one yoga, but many yogas

From ancient tradition to modern gym class, yoga means many things to many people.

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The yogi as hermit, warrior, criminal and showman

How the modern world changed the life and reputation of the yogi.

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  • Jean Jacques, a physician in traditional costume, 16--. Coloured engraving by L. Massard after himself.
  • Pestblätter des XV. Jahrhunderts / herausgegeben von Paul Heitz ; mit einleitendem text von W.L. Schreiber; 41 Abbildungen, wovon 25 mit der Hand colorirt, in Originalgrösse.
  • The birth of Saint Edmund, he is being nursed by a midwife while his mother rests in bed and is aided by assistants, 1433. Aquatint by H. Shaw, 1843.
  • A physician in traditional costume examining urine in a flask, the young female patient is in bed, France 14--. Coloured etching by P. Pauquet after a 1493 manuscript.
  • A physician administering a clyster to an embarrassed woman who hides her self and presents her behind through a window, female friends observe the scene. Photograph after a stone bas-relief in Bruges archaeological museum.
  • A male patient is hanging by his feet from an apparatus, a large worm (?) is passing from his mouth into a bowl, assisted by a surgeon and two assistants. Process print after a woodcut, 1497.
  • Herbals, their origin and evolution : a chapter in the history of botany, 1470-1670 / by Agnes Arber.
  • Herbals, their origin and evolution : a chapter in the history of botany, 1470-1670 / by Agnes Arber.
  • Two people watching over the cradle of a sleeping baby at night. Aquatint after Rembrandt van Rijn, 1644.
  • Two people watching over the cradle of a sleeping baby at night. Aquatint after Rembrandt van Rijn, 1644.
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