Stories
- Article
Thousands of years of women’s pain
Even in the 21st century, women with severe monthly pain find their suffering minimised or dismissed by the medical profession. Such pain is seen as simply a natural part of being female.
- Book extract
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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Hysteria
Mental health and emotional symptoms are common during menopause, but a long history of dismissing sufferers as 'hysterical women', at the mercy of their emotions has made it much harder to discuss these issues and to get support.
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Invisibility
Why do menopausal women feel invisible? Because nobody talks about menopause or because society doesn't value older women?
Catalogue
- Books
Proceedings of the International Conference of Women Physicians.
International Conference of Women Physicians (1919 : New York, N.Y.)Date: [1920]- Archives and manuscripts
Alma Dea Morani, "A Short History of the Medical Women's International Association", reprinted from Transactions and Studies of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, 4th ser. Vol 42 no 4, Apr 1975
Date: 1975Reference: SA/MWF/N.13/2Part of: Medical Women's Federation- Archives and manuscripts
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'Endorsement of Birth Control by Prominent Chicago Physicians' National Committee on Federal Legislation for Birth Control. Reprint of conference proceedings of Chicago Women's Aid
Date: 1929Reference: SA/FPA/SR16/6Part of: Family Planning Association- Archives and manuscripts
Medical Women's Federation
Medical Womens' FederationDate: 1879-1988Reference: SA/MWF- Books
Women physicians and the cultures of medicine / edited by Ellen S. More, Elizabeth Fee, Manon Parry.
Date: 2009