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Renaissance women and their killer cosmetics

In this extract from ‘How to be a Renaissance Woman’, Jill Burke delves into a complex world of beauty products, poison and patriarchy – and reveals the impossible contradictions of femininity faced by 16th-century women.

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Healing through ink

Taking an approach learned from his OCD treatment, Josh Weeks faced his fear of getting tattoos, and embraced inking as part of the healing process.

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Electrical epilepsy and the EEG Test

The EEG (electroencephalograph) literally electrified the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy. But for Aparna Nair the dreaded EEG tests of her adolescence were a painful ordeal.

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The case of the cancerous stomach

Steak and schnitzel were on the menu again after Theodor Billroth successfully excised a woman’s stomach cancer in 1881. Remarkably, today’s surgeons still perform the same procedure, with slight modifications.

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  • The Pain-killer Polka song, circa 1899.
  • The Pain killer polka / composed by F. Archer.
  • The Pain killer polka / composed by F. Archer.
  • The Pain killer polka / composed by F. Archer.
  • The Pain killer polka / composed by F. Archer.
  • The Pain killer polka / composed by F. Archer.
  • The Pain killer polka / composed by F. Archer.
  • The Pain killer polka / composed by F. Archer.
  • The Pain killer polka / composed by F. Archer.
  • The Pain-killer Polka Song, an advert for Perry Davis' Pain Killer by F. Archer, ca. 1899. Wellcome Library no. EPH+57
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