Stories
- Article
The pill, autism and me
Realising that her contraceptive was having a negative effect on her mental health, Catriona Reid saw her concerns dismissed by doctors. As an autistic woman on the pill, she was not an anomaly, but has often been made to feel like one.
- Long read
Primodos, paternalism and the fight to be heard
Journalist Florence Wildblood examines the case of Primodos – a conveniently quick but risky hormone pregnancy test that was prescribed in the 1960s and ’70s – and profiles two women at the story’s shocking heart.
- Article
Menstruation, magic and moon myths
Why do stories cloaking periods in magic and mystery persist? Pragya Agarwal argues against myth-making and for inclusive menstrual education, grounded in fact.
- Article
Desperate housewives and suburban neurosis
Discover how a pioneering health centre replaced housewives’ supposedly empty home lives with a social space that encouraged healthy child rearing.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Women's Health Care Research Unit Postcoital Contraception Questionnaire - "Refused" questionnaires
Date: ?1980sReference: PP/WDS/C.7/15/6Part of: Wendy Savage: archives (1935-)- Archives and manuscripts
Women's Health Care Research Unit Postcoital Contraception Questionnaire - completed questionnaires
Date: ?1980sReference: PP/WDS/C.7/15/1Part of: Wendy Savage: archives (1935-)- Archives and manuscripts
Women's Health Care Research Unit Postcoital Contraception Questionnaire - completed questionnaires
Date: ?1980sReference: PP/WDS/C.7/15/4Part of: Wendy Savage: archives (1935-)- Archives and manuscripts
Women's Health Care Research Unit Postcoital Contraception Questionnaire - refused questionnaires
Date: ?1980sReference: PP/WDS/C.7/15/9Part of: Wendy Savage: archives (1935-)- Archives and manuscripts
Women's Health Care Research Unit Postcoital Contraception Questionnaire - "Refused" questionnaires
Date: ?1980sReference: PP/WDS/C.7/15/5Part of: Wendy Savage: archives (1935-)