Stories
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The birth of Britain's National Health Service
Starkly unequal access to healthcare gave rise to Nye Bevan’s creation of a truly national health service.
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Mary Morris-Knibb, a woman of courage and ability
A Jamaican election banner reveals the story of a pioneering women’s rights campaigner who continues to inspire 80 years on.
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The child whose town rejected vaccines
Gloucester, 1896. Ethel Cromwell is taken ill at the height of Britain’s last great smallpox epidemic.
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A history of twins in science
For thousands of years, twins have been a source of fascination in mythology, religion and the arts. Since the 19th century, they have also been the subject of scientific study and experimentation.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Birth Control Campaign
Date: 1971-1972Reference: SA/BCC/E.5-7Part of: Birth Control Campaign- Archives and manuscripts
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Birth Control Campaign: general
Date: 1977Reference: SA/BCC/A.23Part of: Birth Control Campaign- Archives and manuscripts
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Birth Control Campaign Speakers
Date: 1971-1972Reference: SA/BCC/B/2Part of: Birth Control Campaign- Archives and manuscripts
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Birth Control Campaign: negotiations
Date: 1970-1971Reference: SA/BCC/A.7Part of: Birth Control Campaign- Archives and manuscripts
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Birth Control Campaign: Accounts
Date: 1971-1994Reference: SA/BCC/A/43Part of: Birth Control Campaign