Stories
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The shocking ‘treatment’ to make lesbians straight
Being a lesbian has never been a crime in the UK, but 50 years ago, some psychologists experimented with treatments to try to ‘cure’ women of their orientation. Find out what this involved.
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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.
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The anatomy of a brain dissection
Dissecting the brain after death not only helps confirm a diagnosis, but it can also teach us so much more about the symptoms and causes of brain diseases and how to treat them.
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The secret hystery of a womb
A Renaissance image of a caesarean section inspired Anna Blundy to recount the story of a hidden, perhaps mysterious part of her body.
Catalogue
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Women's bits : what to do if things go wrong / [writer Nancy Duin ; editor Paula Sydner].
Duin, NancyDate: 1999- Books
The international directory of treatments for vaginismus / by Linda Valins, founder of Resolve: the vaginismus support group.
Valins, LindaDate: [1991]- Pictures
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A Chinese painting in which a woman baring her genitals is pushed on a swing towards a man with an erect penis. Colour lithograph, ca. 1989.
Date: [1989?]Reference: 676237i- Books
Women's health questions answered : a guide to over 500 common health problems / Dr Pat Last and Ann Rushton.
Last, PatriciaDate: [1990]- Archives and manuscripts
SAINT LUKE'S HOSPITAL {WOODSIDE HOSPITAL}
Date: 1750 - 2001Reference: H64