Stories
- Article
Pain and the power of activism
Today, women with endometriosis have more access to better information than ever before. Jaipreet Virdi applauds the shared stories, online communities and self-help books empowering women in pain.
- Article
Intelligence testing, race and eugenics
Specious ideas and assumptions about intelligence that were born during the great flourishing of eugenics well over 100 years ago still inform the British education system today, as Nazlin Bhimani reveals.
- Long read
Rehab centres and the ‘cure’ for addiction
Guy Stagg takes us on a brief history of rehab centres and their approaches to addiction and recovery.
- Article
Menstruation, magic and moon myths
Why do stories cloaking periods in magic and mystery persist? Pragya Agarwal argues against myth-making and for inclusive menstrual education, grounded in fact.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Lecture Slides and Index Cards
Date: 1946 - 2001Reference: PP/WRO/C/4Part of: Professor Oliver Wrong- Archives and manuscripts
Ubatuba - Unna
Date: 1946-1985Reference: PP/MLV/C/21/1Part of: Vogt, Dr Marthe Louise (1903-2003)- Archives and manuscripts
Wilkins - Winthrop
Date: 1945-1988Reference: PP/MLV/C/23/5Part of: Vogt, Dr Marthe Louise (1903-2003)- Books
- Online
Geography for children; or, a short and easy method of teaching and learning geography: designed principally for the use of schools. Whereby Even Children may in a short Time know the Use of the Terrestrial Globe and Geographical Maps, and all the considerable Countries in the World; their Situation, Boundaries, Extent, Divisions, Islands, Rivers, Lakes, Chief Cities, Government and Religion. Divided into Lessons, by Way of Question and Answer: with a new general map of the world, and also a list of maps necessary for children. Translated from the French of Abbot Lenglet du Fresnoy, and now greatly augmented and improved throughout the Whole. The fifteenth edition. To which is prefixed, a method of learning geography without a master, for the Use of such grown Persons as have neglected this useful Study in their Youth. and a table of the latitude and longitude of the most remarkable places mentioned in this work. As also a Print of the Orrery.
Lenglet Dufresnoy, Nicolas, 1674-1755.Date: [1787]- Archives and manuscripts
Fell - Foreign Office German Education Department
Date: 1945-1986Reference: PP/MLV/C/6/5Part of: Vogt, Dr Marthe Louise (1903-2003)