Stories
- Article
History of condoms from animal to rubber
Come on a journey from the first recorded condoms in the 16th century to the modern female condoms in the 1990s – and everything in between.
- Book extract
The castration effect
Discover how testosterone – or the lack of it – affects the male body, from eunuch slaves to castrato singers, and on to hormone reduction in modern prostate cancer treatment.
- Article
Illuminated manuscripts, illuminating medicines
From rare bugs to exorbitantly priced plant parts, find out more about the artistic and medical uses of pigments from the past.
- Article
Born different
For Chris North, being born intersex in the 1940s meant his many childhood hospital visits, tests and operations were not explained or discussed. As he reveals, doctors encouraged strict secrecy.
Catalogue
- Ephemera
Rubber! Rubber! nothing but...rubber! Open late.
Date: [1992]- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Rubber Research Association
Date: 1935-1937Reference: SA/FPA/A7/17Part of: Family Planning Association- Ephemera
Rubber, rubber, rubber.
Date: [1993]- Ephemera
Rubber, rubber,nothing but...rubber.
Date: [1993]- Books
Rubber Existentialism