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The ‘undesirable epileptic’

Abused in her marriage for being 'a sick woman', Aparna Nair looked to history to make sense of the response to her epilepsy. She discovered how centuries of fear and discrimination were often endorsed by science and legislation.

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Can our sexual desires be transformed?

In the 1950s, many psychiatrists thought that homosexuality could be reformed. One found that it couldn’t – and his discoveries led to a change in the law.

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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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Why gene editing can never eliminate disability

In a world where DNA testing and gene editing offer ways to eliminate certain disabilities, Jaipreet Virdi explores a more accepting and inclusive approach.

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  • Family life in China: the revolutionary reforms of the marriage laws. Colour lithographs, 1952.
  • Family life in China: the revolutionary reforms of the marriage laws. Colour lithographs, 1952.
  • Family life in China: the revolutionary reforms of the marriage laws. Colour lithographs, 1952.
  • Family life in China: the revolutionary reforms of the marriage laws. Colour lithographs, 1952.
  • Family life in China: the revolutionary reforms of the marriage laws. Colour lithographs, 1952.
  • Family life in China: the revolutionary reforms of the marriage laws. Colour lithographs, 1952.
  • Ruth comes to take shelter under Boaz's cloak. Engraving.
  • The childless Sarah presents Hagar, her handmaid, to her husband Abraham. Line engraving by J.G. Wille after C.W.E. Dietricy.
  • Abraham's servant is impressed by the beautiful Rebecca, who stands in white amid the women around the well. Engraving by P.-I. Drevet after N. Coypel.
  • Esther faints before King Ahasuerus. Engraving, by R. Strange, 1767, after R. Strange, 1762, after G.F. Barbieri, il Guercino.
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