Stories
- Article
Mask, ritual and fertility
Today many of us learn about fertility, conception and pregnancy online. But that wasn’t always the way. Discover how masks and rituals played an important educational role.
- Article
Identifying skin lightening agents in cosmetics
Could your moisturiser be damaging your health? If it contains skin-lightening agents, the answer is yes. But this is an area where consumers definitely do not have the upper hand.
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Enduring taboos and the future of skin bleaching
Many condemn skin bleaching in public while secretly lightening their own complexions. To break away from these taboos, we need honest information and open conversation.
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Colonialism and the origins of skin bleaching
The widespread practice of skin bleaching was heavily influenced by the Western colonisation and slavery of African and South Asian countries. Ngunan Adamu explores this toxic history.
Catalogue
- Pictures
Nigeria: Warri bowls. Albumen print.
Date: [between 1800 and 1899]Reference: 534355i- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Nigeria: Pamphlets
Date: 1960-1964Reference: PP/ADD/F/1/16Part of: Robina Addis (1900-1986): archives- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Nigeria correspondence (excluding student interviews)
Date: 1961-1964Reference: PP/ADD/F/1/15Part of: Robina Addis (1900-1986): archives- Archives and manuscripts
Nigeria General
Date: February 1974-August 1980Reference: WTI/LEP/C/4/8Part of: LEPRA (formerly The British Leprosy Relief Association, now LEPRA Health in Action)- Archives and manuscripts
Nigeria - Oji River
Date: August 1973-April 1987Reference: WTI/LEP/C/4/5Part of: LEPRA (formerly The British Leprosy Relief Association, now LEPRA Health in Action)