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.
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The pain that punished feminists
In a society that viewed getting the vote, and pursuing an education and career, as unnatural goals for women, the pain of endometriosis was viewed as nature’s retribution.
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Heating up and drying out
Menopause doesn’t have to signify old age, but when your body feels like it’s letting you down, it’s hard not to believe that your useful life may be over.
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The work of wet-nursing
Many of us know that in the past, babies were sometimes nourished by wet-nurses. But, perhaps surprisingly, the practice continues today – and the milk recipients are not only babies.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Lmo: Reproductive Anatomy & Physiology - Hormone System
Date: 1991-1993Reference: SA/WHL/15/3Part of: Women's Health Library: archive- Archives and manuscripts
Wolfe - Woodcock
Date: 1949-1983Reference: PP/MLV/C/23/6Part 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
Our bodies, ourselves : a book by and for women / the Boston Women's Health Book Collective.
Date: [1976], ©1976- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Henry Wellcome Letter Book 6
Date: Aug 1901 - Jul 1903Reference: WF/E/01/01/06Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd