Stories
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Why even plastic surgery can’t hide you from facial recognition
Once upon a time, plastic surgery allowed a few notorious criminals to evade the law. But today, sophisticated facial-recognition technology has turned dreams of anonymity to dust.
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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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Acting, disableism and inclusive theatre
Deaf theatre director Jenny Sealey discusses inclusivity, community and the resilience of disabled actors.
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Eugenics and the welfare state
Indy Bhullar explores the ideas of William Beveridge and Richard Titmuss, who were strongly influenced by eugenic thinking, and yet championed the idea of the welfare state.
Catalogue
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Day continuation schools / by R.W. Ferguson and A. Abbott.
Ferguson, R. W. (Reginald W.)Date: 1935- Books
The day continuation school in England : its function and future / by Edith Anna Waterfall.
Waterfall, Edith Anna, 1880-Date: 1923- Books
Part-time schools : a survey of experience in the United States and foreign countries, with recommendations / [prepared by Mr. H.B. Smith].
Smith, H. B.Date: 1922- Pictures
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London Mechanics' Institute, Southampton Buildings, Holborn: the interior of the lecture theatre. Engraving, 1825.
Date: 1825Reference: 24372i- Pictures
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London Mechanics' Institute, Southampton Buildings, Holborn: the interior of the laboratory, in a cellar. Wood engraving by W. C. Walker after Mr. Davy [1828].
Davy, Mr, active 1828.Date: 1828Reference: 24370i