Stories
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Female masturbation and the perils of pleasure
Dr Kate Lister exposes the brutal 19th-century ‘cures’ for women who indulged in masturbation.
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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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How shame makes us sick
The fight-or-flight response can have long-term consequences for our bodies if left unchecked. Lucia Osborne-Crowley investigates how shame and trauma are connected, and how both can lead to chronic ill health.
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The case for safe skin bleaching
Skin bleaching tends to attract a negative press for a whole host of reasons. But when used to treat medical problems, its positive side becomes clear.
Catalogue
- Books
Collected papers, W.M. Court Brown.
Court Brown, W. M. (William Michael)Date: [1948-1969]- Pictures
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Multiple pregnancy, abnormalities of the foetal head, and contracted pelvis in childbirth. Lithograph after W. F. Victor Bonney.
Bonney, Victor, 1872-1953.Reference: 47241i- Digital Images
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Multiple breasted woman
- Archives and manuscripts
'49, XXYYY'
Date: 1965-1988Reference: PP/SRA/A/4/1Part of: Dr Shirley Ratcliffe and the Edinburgh MRC Clinical and Population Cytogenetics Unit Study of Long Term Outcomes for Children Born with Sex Chromosome Abnormalities- Books
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Deformities, congenital multiple, arms and legs : femurs deficient / by De Forest Willard.
Willard, De Forest, 1846-1910.Date: 1900