Stories
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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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Healing hard-working hands
The names we use to describe different hand injuries tell us about history, gender and class. Occupational therapist María Cristina Jiménez explores those injuries, and the changing ways we talk about them.
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The secret sting of cystitis
Agnes Arnold-Forster recounts her experiences of cystitis, explaining how this illness intersects with sexism, shame, and stigma from medical professionals.
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The leukaemia diagnosis I didn’t see coming
Treatment for leukaemia kept journalist Hannah Partos in isolation, like the female prisoner whose image inspired her to write this piece.
Catalogue
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On the process of inflammation / by J. Burdon Sanderson.
Burdon-Sanderson, John Scott, 1828-1905.Date: [1871?]- Books
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Tables used in the course of lectures on the theory and practice of surgery : delivered at Guy's Hospital, during the session 1853-1854 / by Alfred Poland.
Poland, Alfred, 1822-1872.Date: 1854- Archives and manuscripts
Notes on Diseases
Date: Late 17th Century - early 18th CenturyReference: MS.MSL.25- Pictures
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A doctor tells an obese lady all the possible horrendous diseases she might have. Wood engraving after J. Leech.
Leech, John, 1817-1864.Reference: 15575i- Books
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Thèse présentée et publiquement soutenue à la Faculté de médecine de Montpellier le 8 mai 1841 / par Edouard Thinus.
Thinus, Édouard.Date: 1841