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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Getting around the rules of sex education
What should we and shouldn’t we teach our teens about sex, inside and outside of the classroom?
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Photographs as evidence of gender identity and sexuality
Intriguing photographs from sexologists’ archives suggest they could have helped people explore their gender identity and sexuality.
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Sex in graphic novels
Sex and sexuality have long been explored in the history of the graphic novel.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Departmental Committee on Homosexual Offences and Prostitution: MWF Memorandum on Prostitution and Female Homosexuality
Date: 1954-1957Reference: SA/MWF/H.9Part of: Medical Women's Federation- Archives and manuscripts
Subjects: Homosexuality. Articles on female homsexuality and sexual identity
Date: c.1986-1989Reference: PP/ROS/E/1/10Part of: The Archive of Ismond Rosen (1924-1996)- Archives and manuscripts
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Associated literature
Date: 1954-1957Reference: SA/MWF/H.9/3Part of: Medical Women's Federation- Archives and manuscripts
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Correspondence and minutes
Date: 1954-1957Reference: SA/MWF/H.9/1Part of: Medical Women's Federation- Archives and manuscripts
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Drafts of memorandum
Date: 1954-1957Reference: SA/MWF/H.9/2Part of: Medical Women's Federation