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You would certainly never wear it on your ankle.

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The secret lives of Britain’s first Black physicians

Dr Annabel Sowemimo explores the web of connections between early Black British doctors, the role of empire in West Africa and the pernicious reach of scientific racism.

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The house of Joan

The longueurs of hospital stays and enforced inactivity were the spur to Joan’s precise tailoring skills and flamboyant creations, all to the benefit of her fashion-loving sisters.

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What is structural violence?

Structural violence is seemingly invisible. But its tentacles have invaded every part of many people’s lives, thoughts, experiences and expectations, shaping them in ways they don’t even realise.

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  • Medals and coins, inc. Byznatine coin.
  • Medals relating to men working in 1850
  • Medals for life-saving. From a broadsheet with Dr. N. Schuster.
  • Royal Humane Society: medals of the society
  • The Académie des Sciences, Paris: two medals. Line engraving.
  • A selection of French and British prize medals. Etching.
  • Medals awarded to John Hill & Son, Tudno cake factory, Ashton-u-Lyne : rich cakes / John Hill & Son.
  • A barefoot Basque fisherman posing with several medals on his tunic.
  • Crimean War, England: Queen Victoria distributing Crimean War medals. Line engraving, 1856.
  • Wellcome museum: show case with statue, ceramics and medals. On the second floor.
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