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Surviving fatness

It took time for LMM to discover that being fat and poor are mutually exclusive. Here she describes resisting fatphobia by being visible and leaning in to the stereotype.

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Sharing breastmilk with parents

Alev Scott donated her frozen breastmilk to a hospital milk bank, but she was curious about other routes. Here she explores commercial operations and informal private arrangements.

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Mixed feelings and milk siblings

A friend in need has a profound effect on Alev’s feelings about women sharing their milk in this final instalment of ‘The Breastmilk Market’.

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Coronavirus, Crohn’s and me

Clinically vulnerable to COVID-19, Lucia Osborne-Crowley has been shut in her flat for months. With her chronic condition transformed into a life-threatening one, she explores what the pandemic is revealing about living with long-term illness.

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  • Sir Joseph Banks and Daniel Charles Solander. Line engraving, 1778.
  • Facade and grounds of Gordon Hospital, Aberdeen. Engraving by W. Banks and son.
  • Facade and grounds of Gordon Hospital, Aberdeen. Engraving by W. Banks and son.
  • Facade of the Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen. Engraving by W. Banks and son.
  • Facade of the Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen. Engraving by W. Banks and son.
  • The Royal Hospital, Chelsea: viewed from the Surrey bank with boats on the river and three loungers on the near bank. Engraving by J.T. Smith [?] after himself.
  • The Royal Hospital, Chelsea: viewed from the Surrey bank, with boats on the river and two men lounging on the bank. Engraving by S. Lacey after W. Tombleson, 1834.
  • Pavilion of the Tuileries and the Louvre seen from the river bank. Etching.
  • Four shrews swimming and hunting for food on a grassy bank. Coloured etching.
  • Middlesex Industrial Schools, Feltham, Middlesex: aerial scene. Wood engraving by C.W. Sheeres, 1857, after Banks and Barry.
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