Stories
- Article
Female masturbation and the perils of pleasure
Dr Kate Lister exposes the brutal 19th-century ‘cures’ for women who indulged in masturbation.
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Diagnosing the past
Historical texts rarely supply enough detail for a definitive diagnosis, so medical historians need to proceed with caution.
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What is hysteria?
Hysteria has long been associated with fanciful myths, but its history reveals how it has been used to control women’s behaviour and bodies
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Hysteria
Mental health and emotional symptoms are common during menopause, but a long history of dismissing sufferers as 'hysterical women', at the mercy of their emotions has made it much harder to discuss these issues and to get support.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
KtzBtu: AIDS & Female Genital Mutilation
Date: 1987Reference: SA/WHL/14/35/32/12Part of: Women's Health Library: archive- Books
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Kurzgefasstes Lehrbuch der mikroskopisch-gynakologischen Diagnostik / von Josef Albert Amann.
Date: 1897- Books
Diseases of women : a clinical guide to their diagnosis and treatment / by George Ernest Herman.
Herman, G. Ernest (George Ernest), 1849-1914.Date: 1903- Books
Diseases of women : a clinical guide to their diagnosis and treatment / by George Ernest Herman.
Herman, G. Ernest (George Ernest), 1849-1914.Date: 1913- Books
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Outlines of gynaecological diagnosis : for the use of students and practitioners in making examinations / by N.T. Brewis.
Date: 1894