Stories
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A brief history of tattoos
The earliest evidence of tattoo art dates from 5000 BC, and the practice continues to hold meaning for many cultures around the world.
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The secret lives of Britain’s first Black physicians
Dr Annabel Sowemimo explores the web of connections between early Black British doctors, the role of empire in West Africa and the pernicious reach of scientific racism.
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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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Milk trails round Euston
Where cows once grazed near Wellcome Collection in London, baristas now froth their milk. Esther Leslie uncovers Euston’s dairy-based urban history.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Camberwell House Asylum
Camberwell House AsylumDate: mid 19th century - late 19th centuryReference: MSS.6220-6221- Archives and manuscripts
Bankart, James (1834-1902), surgeon and ophthalmologist
Bankart, James (1834-1902), MB Lond, FRCSDate: Mid 19th century - late 19th centuryReference: PP/JBA- Archives and manuscripts
On chronic diseases
Fordyce, George, 1736-1802Date: 18th century - 19th centuryReference: MS.2400Part of: Fordyce, George (1736-1802)- Archives and manuscripts
Fordyce, George (1736-1802)
Fordyce, George, 1736-1802.Date: 18th century - 19th centuryReference: MS.2395- Archives and manuscripts
Formules de pharmacie: in Latin and French
Date: Late 18th century - early 19th centuryReference: MS.2407