Stories
- Article
Making sunstroke insanity
Medical historian Dr Kristin Hussey takes a closer look at sunstroke and mental illness, and how, in the late 19th century, they connected at the crossroads of colonial science and the idea of whiteness.
- 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
The poor child’s nurse
Charming family scenes in Victorian ads for children’s medicines were at odds with some of the dangerous ingredients they contained.
- Article
Drugs in Victorian Britain
Many common remedies were taken throughout the 19th century, with more people than ever using them. What was the social and cultural context of this development?
Catalogue
- Books
- Online
The Queen's gift / Dr. Williams Medicine Co.
Date: [between 1890 and 1899?]- Books
Helpful home hints : useful information for every household / [The Dr. Williams Medicine Co].
Dr. Williams Medicine Co.Date: [between 1920 and 1929?]- Books
A man who can dance / [Dr. Williams Medicine Co].
Dr. Williams Medicine Co.Date: [Between 1902 and 1909?]- Books
The nerves and their needs : an explanation of the tonic method of treating nervous diseases and of the intimate relation between pure blood and healthy nerves, together with proof of cures by this treatment / The Dr. Williams Medicine Co.
Dr. Williams Medicine Co.Date: [1920?]- Books
What to eat and how to eat : a book of information regarding the diet, to which has been added some endorsements of the tonic treatment of stomach trouble.
Dr. Williams Medicine Co.Date: [19--?]