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Born different
For Chris North, being born intersex in the 1940s meant his many childhood hospital visits, tests and operations were not explained or discussed. As he reveals, doctors encouraged strict secrecy.
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A probationary essay on the anatomy and physiology of the eye : submitted, ... to the examination of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, ... / by John Argyll Robertson ... February, 1822.
Robertson, John Argyll, 1798 or 1799?-1855.Date: 1822- Archives and manuscripts
English Language Autograph Letters: Kidd-Kramer
Date: 1794 - 1953Reference: MS.8898- Pictures
Horse's eye: five views showing a healthy eye and an eye with cataract. Engraving by T. Cowan after B. Herring, ca. 1860.
Herring, Benjamin, 1830-1871.Date: [1860?]Reference: 570535i- Archives and manuscripts
Magoun - Mann
Date: 1943-1972Reference: PP/MLV/C/13/2Part of: Vogt, Dr Marthe Louise (1903-2003)- Archives and manuscripts
Bankart, James (1834-1902), surgeon and ophthalmologist
Bankart, James (1834-1902), MB Lond, FRCSDate: Mid 19th century - late 19th centuryReference: PP/JBA