Stories
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Uncovering experiences of dementia
Focusing on three 19th-century women’s case notes, Millie van der Byl Williams explores how our definition of dementia has changed.
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The Ladies of Llangollen
As we celebrate LGBT History Month, Sarah Bentley explores the relationship between the two 18th-century women known as the Ladies of Llangollen.
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The secret lives of Britain’s first Black physicians
Dr Annabel Sowemimo explores the web of connections between early Black British doctors, the role of empire in West Africa and the pernicious reach of scientific racism.
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Elijah restores the widow's son to his mother, who greets him with open arms. Drawing by R.T. Bone, ca. 1811.
Bone, Robert Trewick, 1790-1840.Date: Season 12 [of the Sketching Society] [1811?]Reference: 546747i- Pictures
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King Ahaziah lies sick after having fallen through an upper window: Elijah foretells his death. Drawing by H.P. Bone.
Bone, Henry Pierce, 1779-1855.Date: Season 2 [of the Sketching Society] [1809?]Reference: 460132i- Pictures
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A father reading a novel with an affecting plot to his wife and daughters. Drawing, ca. 1810 (?).
Date: [1810?]Reference: 646025i- Books
Patriot-improvers : biographical sketches of members of the American Philosophical Society / Whitfield J. Bell, Jr.
Bell, Whitfield J., Jr., 1914-2009.Date: 1997-- Books
Inaugural address: sketch of the history of the Obstetrical Society / by Charles Edward Underhill.
Underhill, Charles Edward, 1845-1908.Date: 1890