Stories
- Article
Native Americans through the 19th-century lens
The stories behind Rinehart's photographs may not be as black and white as they first appear.
- Article
Are you still nursing?
Julia Martins might get the side-eye for breastfeeding a three-year-old in the UK but, as she explains, examples from history, as well as the cultural norms of Brazil, where she grew up, are firmly on the side of extended nursing.
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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.
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The poor child’s nurse
Charming family scenes in Victorian ads for children’s medicines were at odds with some of the dangerous ingredients they contained.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
History 1 - Pioneers
Date: Late 19th century-mid 20th centuryReference: SA/MWF/C.1-5Part of: Medical Women's Federation- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Vol. 3. Male and female patients admitted May 1850-June 1853
Camberwell House AsylumDate: mid 19th century - late 19th centuryReference: MS.6221Part of: Camberwell House Asylum- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Vol. 2. Male and female patients admitted March 1847-May 1850
Camberwell House AsylumDate: mid 19th century - late 19th centuryReference: MS.6220Part of: Camberwell House Asylum- Books
Introduction of the western concept and practice of hygiene to Japan during the 19th century / Shun-Ichi Yamamoto.
Yamamoto, Shun-Ichi.Date: 1991- Archives and manuscripts
Camberwell House Asylum
Camberwell House AsylumDate: mid 19th century - late 19th centuryReference: MSS.6220-6221