Stories
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The prostitute whose pox inspired feminists
Fitzrovia, 1875. A woman recorded only as A.G. enters hospital and is diagnosed with syphilis.
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Female masturbation and the perils of pleasure
Dr Kate Lister exposes the brutal 19th-century ‘cures’ for women who indulged in masturbation.
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Uncovering experiences of dementia
Focusing on three 19th-century women’s case notes, Millie van der Byl Williams explores how our definition of dementia has changed.
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Dial ‘S’ for sex
In pre-internet days, phone boxes became a patchwork of ‘tart cards’ offering sexual services. Find out about the clandestine world they hint at.
Catalogue
- Books
Prostitutes and courtesans in the ancient world / edited by Christopher A. Faraone and Laura K. McClure.
Date: [2006], ©2006- Ephemera
Sohoboyz : working with male and transgender sex workers to promote their sexual health, rights and positive choices / Sohoboyz.
Date: [2009?]- Ephemera
Sohoboyz survey : if you are male or transgender, within the last year: have you sold sex? ... / Sohoboyz ; Terrence Higgins Trust.
Date: 2009- Pictures
- Online
A woman pushes a trolley down a dilapidated street in Lima, Peru representing poverty; with 4 smaller images depicting social issues associated with AIDS including packets of money in bank safes, drugs and male prostitutes; an AIDS prevention advertisement by Pecos, the Programa Especial de Control del SIDA. Colour lithograph by Juan L. Gargurevich, ca. 1995.
Date: [1995?]Reference: 679177i- Ephemera
Male masseur Paul : well equipped good rates...
Date: [1992]