Stories
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Sexy (medieval) times
Penis badges, the mysterious Office of the Night, and sneezing as a form of contraception – enter the surprising world of medieval sex. It wasn’t cold baths and self-denial for everyone, as Katherine Harvey explains.
- Article
The ‘undesirable epileptic’
Abused in her marriage for being 'a sick woman', Aparna Nair looked to history to make sense of the response to her epilepsy. She discovered how centuries of fear and discrimination were often endorsed by science and legislation.
- Article
How to play in secret
In secret games the strangers around you are playing too. They just don’t know it. Read on for some great ideas for undercover fun at work, school – or almost anywhere.
- Long read
Primodos, paternalism and the fight to be heard
Journalist Florence Wildblood examines the case of Primodos – a conveniently quick but risky hormone pregnancy test that was prescribed in the 1960s and ’70s – and profiles two women at the story’s shocking heart.
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Wise parenthood : a practical sequel to "Married love"; a book for married people.
Stopes, Marie Carmichael, 1880-1958.Date: 1920- Books
Wise parenthood : a sequel to "Married love"; a book for married people / by Marie Carmichael Stopes.
Stopes, Marie Carmichael, 1880-1958.Date: 1919- Books
Wise parenthood : a sequel to "Married love" a book for married people / by Marie Carmichael Stopes.
Stopes, Marie Carmichael, 1880-1958.Date: 1918- Books
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Wise parenthood : a practical sequel to "Married love"; a book for married people / by Marie Carmichael Stopes.
Stopes, Marie Carmichael, 1880-1958.Date: 1919- Books
Wise parenthood : a practical sequel to "Married Love" : a book for married people / by Marie Carmichael Stopes.
Stopes, Marie Carmichael, 1880-1958.Date: 1921