Stories
- Article
Hysteria
Mental health and emotional symptoms are common during menopause, but a long history of dismissing sufferers as 'hysterical women', at the mercy of their emotions has made it much harder to discuss these issues and to get support.
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Blood
Discover the history, mythology and taboos around blood and menopause, and hear from some contemporary voices about their experiences of periods and the onset of menopause.
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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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Witches
Many of the women persecuted as witches in the 16th-century “witch craze” were over 50 and exhibited signs of menopause. Helen Foster suggests that the stigma of the wicked witch still affects older women and how they deal with menopause.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Archives of Oral Biology
Miles, A. E. W. (Albert Edward William), 1912-2008.Date: 1987-2000Reference: GC/266/1Part of: <i>International Abstracts of Biological Sciences</i> and <i>Archives of Oral Biology</i>- Archives and manuscripts
International Abstracts of Biological Sciences and Archives of Oral Biology
International Abstracts of Biological SciencesDate: 1953-2000Reference: GC/266- Archives and manuscripts
‘The effect of hyper-vitaminosis A on the development of rat tooth germs in tissue culture' Archives or Oral Biology
Date: 1961Reference: PP/MEL/L/1/61Part of: Mellanby, Sir Edward- Archives and manuscripts
‘Dental structure and disease in some 5 year old Indian children compared with the same age-group in London' Archives of Oral Biology
Date: 1962Reference: PP/MEL/L/1/62Part of: Mellanby, Sir Edward- Archives and manuscripts
A History of the Journal International Abstracts of Biological Sciences
Date: 1953-1973Reference: GC/266/2Part of: <i>International Abstracts of Biological Sciences</i> and <i>Archives of Oral Biology</i>