Stories
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Louis Wain’s cryptic cats
Once famous for his quirky cat illustrations, today Louis Wain is often portrayed as a ‘psychotic’ artist whose illness can be mapped out through his drawings. Here Bryony Benge-Abbott takes a more rounded view.
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Why “crazy cat ladies” are healthier than you may think
Writer Erica Crompton ponders the reasons behind the misogynist “crazy cat lady” trope, and reclaims cat ownership as a positive way to help restore mental equilibrium.
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A flat-packed forest
The regular ritual of creating seasonally changing mini-forests for her indoor cats brought Abi Palmer a focus for reflection while the cats explored.
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The wishing-tree of Loch Maree
So many pilgrims have visited a tiny loch island in Scotland that the site of their devotions, a fragile and crumbling tree, has collapsed under the ministrations of thousands of hands leaving thanks for its rumoured health-bestowing powers.
Catalogue
- Books
Cats and babies / The Cats Protection League.
Date: [1986?]- Archives and manuscripts
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Cats' Protection League and Tailwavers
Date: 8-9 Aug 1951Reference: HALDANE/5/1/2/5/30Part of: Haldane Papers- Archives and manuscripts
Cats
Date: 1946-1950Reference: HALDANE/5/1/2/5Part of: Haldane Papers- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
'Cats'
Date: 1934-1936Reference: WA/HMM/CO/Sai/A.5Part of: Wellcome Historical Medical Museum and Library- Archives and manuscripts
'Cats'
Date: c.1934-1935Reference: PP/AMO/C/2/1Part of: Amoroso, Professor Emmanuel Ciprian CBE, FRCP, FRS (1901-1982)