Stories
- Article
Disability, education and prejudice
In the 1960s and 1970s, thalidomide survivors had to fight for a proper education. If they weren’t brought up in institutions, they were often viewed as objects of curiosity, encountering verbal and sometimes physical abuse, both at school and in the world beyond.
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The law of periodicity for menstruation
Dr Edward Clarke's Law of Periodicity claimed that females who were educated alongside their male peers were developing their minds at the expense of their reproductive organs.
- Article
Rose Mackenberg’s deceptive activism
Discover how a New York private investigator became part of Houdini’s mission to expose the fraudulent mediums making money from their vulnerable, grieving clients.
- Article
Western magic’s fascination with the foreigner
Could modern magic shows be perpetuating damaging cultural stereotypes? Shelley Saggar shows how ‘exotic’ costumes and imagery are far from harmless fun.
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Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
National Council for Special Education
Date: 1984Reference: SA/DRS/B/1/294Part of: DrugScope- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Committee of Enquiry into Special Education
Date: 1975Reference: SA/MWF/H.60Part of: Medical Women's Federation- Journals
Newsletter : Sex Education in Special Schools Project / FPA Wales.
Family Planning Association (Great Britain)Date: 1993
- Books
- Online
[Report 1949] / Birmingham Education Committee, Special Services After Care sub-committee.
Birmingham (England). Education Committee. Special Services After Care Sub-committee.Date: 1949
- Books
- Online
[Report 1958] / Birmingham Education Committee, Special Services After Care sub-committee.
Birmingham (England). Education Committee. Special Services After Care Sub-committee.Date: 1958