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A brief history of tattoos

The earliest evidence of tattoo art dates from 5000 BC, and the practice continues to hold meaning for many cultures around the world.

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Crones

Menopause can be tough when nobody talks about it and all the stereotypes are negative, but it can also be transformative, marking the start of a new stage of life - cronehood.

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Vivekananda’s journey

How a young Indian monk’s travels around the world inspired modern yoga.

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Invisibility

Why do menopausal women feel invisible? Because nobody talks about menopause or because society doesn't value older women?

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  • Husbands bringing their ugly wives to a windmill, to be transformed into beautiful ones. Engraving, ca 1650.
  • Husbands bringing their ugly wives to a windmill, to be transformed into beautiful ones. Engraving, ca 1650.
  • Brugmansia suaveolens 'Pink Beauty'
  • Brugmansia suaveolens'Pink Beauty'
  • Malcolm Scott in character as Boudica.
  • Malcolm Scott in character as Boudica.
  • Malcolm Scott, smoking a cigarette. Photographic postcard by J.G. Capstaff, 191-.
  • Malcolm Scott, smoking a cigarette. Photographic postcard by J.G. Capstaff, 191-.
  • Malcolm Scott in character as an English queen. Photographic postcard, 191-.
  • Malcolm Scott in character as an English queen. Photographic postcard, 191-.
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