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Race, religion and the Black Madonna

Mystery and controversy surround the dark-skinned religious icon who represents the Virgin Mary throughout the Catholic world.

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A nasty history of the vaginal speculum

The vaginal speculum carries the weight of generations of preconceptions about morality, blame and attitudes to pain. Lalita Kaplish explores the history of the implement and how societies shaped its use.

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The power of unicorns

Discover the unlikely connection between pharmaceuticals and unicorns.

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A freezer full of breastmilk

When new mum Alev Scott began pumping her milk between feeds, she soon found she was freezing more breastmilk than her baby would ever need. So Alev began to investigate ways to share her oversupply.

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  • A young woman casting aside her virginity to become a prostitute. Etching by F. Goya, 1796/1798.
  • A young woman casting aside her virginity to become a prostitute. Etching by F. Goya, 1796/1798.
  • The coat of arms of virginity. Engraving by P. Velyn after L.A. Vintcent after J. Cats.
  • Jephthah's daughter contemplating her virginity and her imminent death, surrounded by woeful attendants with musical instruments. Engraving by P. Lightfoot, 1846, after H. O'Neil.
  • Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) as Virgin of La Salette. Coloured lithograph.
  • Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) as Virgin of the Seven Sorrows. Pouncing.
  • Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) as Virgin of the Seven Sorrows. Lithograph.
  • Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) as Virgin of the Seven Sorrows. Colour photogravure.
  • Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) as Virgin of the Seven Sorrows. Colour photogravure.
  • Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) as the Virgin of La Salette. Coloured lithograph.
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