Stories
- In pictures
Sex work through the ages
Discover how societies, from antiquity to the present day, have chosen to regard and treat sex workers. While some communities work towards acceptance, others retain harsh judgement.
- Article
The work of wet-nursing
Many of us know that in the past, babies were sometimes nourished by wet-nurses. But, perhaps surprisingly, the practice continues today – and the milk recipients are not only babies.
- Article
The cures and demons of sleep paralysis
Discover the murky past of sleep paralysis, the terrifying disorder once associated with demonic possession
- Article
How can I stop fainting?
Fed up with the faints that bolstered her fragile young snowflake image, Gwen Smith sought expert medical help to keep her upright in trying situations.
Catalogue
- Books
One hundred years of public works equipment : an illustrated history.
Date: [1986], ©1986- Books
Historical perspectives in the conservation of works of art on paper / edited by Margaret Holben Ellis.
Date: [2014]- Books
Bibliography of historical works issued in the United Kingdom, 1957-1960 / Compiled for the Seventh Anglo-American Conference of Historians.
Kellaway, William.Date: 1962- Books
Bibliography of historical works issued in the United Kingdom : 1946-1956 / compiled for the sixth Anglo-American Conference of Historians.
Lewis, Joan C. Lancaster (Joan Cadogan Lancaster), -1992.Date: 1964- Books
The Harvey Cushing collection of books and manuscripts / [Yale Medical Historical Library].
Yale Medical Library. Historical Library.Date: 1943