Stories
- Article
The evil eye and social anxiety
The ‘look’ of the evil eye is believed to bring bad luck, illness or even death. This ancient curse might be deliberate, inflicted with an envious glare, or it could be accidental, the result of undue attention or excessive praise.
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Six personal health zines that might change your life
Personal zines put health conditions back in the hands of the people who experience them. Here are six that Wellcome Collection staff love.
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Pain and the power of activism
Today, women with endometriosis have more access to better information than ever before. Jaipreet Virdi applauds the shared stories, online communities and self-help books empowering women in pain.
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When everyday environments become anxious spaces
Social anxiety disorder isolates those who experience it. Part of the solution is to design public spaces with mental health in mind.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Social Conditions (inc. The Beginnings of Modern Science, Wars of the Roses)
Date: c.1960sReference: GC/119/B.1/2Part of: MacNalty, Sir Arthur Salusbury (1880-1969)- Archives and manuscripts
Social Conditions under the Stuarts (inc. Literature of the Elizabethan and Stuart Periods)
Date: c.1960sReference: GC/119/B.2/4Part of: MacNalty, Sir Arthur Salusbury (1880-1969)- Books
Social conditions in Britain, 1918-1939 / Stephen Constantine.
Constantine, Stephen.Date: 1983- Books
Social conditions in Britain between the wars / John Stevenson.
Stevenson, John, 1946-Date: 1977- Archives and manuscripts
Social conditions under the Stuarts
Date: c.1960sReference: GC/119/B.1/5Part of: MacNalty, Sir Arthur Salusbury (1880-1969)