Stories
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Society, not Covid-19, makes us vulnerable
Rick Burgess coped with the death of his mother in February 2020 by immersing himself in the task of protecting his community from Covid-19 and challenging the government's failure to protect and support elderly and Disabled people during the pandemic.
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Being trans in the world of sex work
Unstable. Predatory. Risk takers. Dr Adrienne Macartney sheds stark light on the hostile and negative assumptions faced by trans sex workers.
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Surviving as a working-class woman without work
An enforced period of unemployment was extremely tough for Claire Hart, a working-class woman with a strong work ethic. Here she describes her feelings during this difficult time.
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Would you like to buy a dinosaur?
Two remarkable letters and a drawing of a plesiosaur by Mary Anning offer a tantalising portal into the exciting world of fossil hunting and discovery of the 1800s.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
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Papers relating to Lindley Murray (1745 - 1826)
Date: 1795-1967Reference: RET/8/10/1/3Part of: The Retreat Archive- Archives and manuscripts
Personal papers of Henry Solomon Wellcome (1853-1936)
Date: 1800-1985Reference: WA/HSW- Books
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An epistle from the Friends who visited the quarterly and monthly-meetings of the kingdom of Ireland, in the year 1762. To the national half-years-meeting For that Kingdom, held in Dublin, in the 11th Month of that Year.
Society of Friends.Date: MDCCLXII. [1762]- Books
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An account of the life and travels, in the work of the ministry, of John Fothergill. To which are added, divers epistles to friends in Great-Britain and America, on various occasions.
Fothergill, John, 1676-1744.Date: 1754- Books
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The humble address of the people called Quakers to their most sacred Majesties the Royal King and Queen. And His Majesty's most gracious answer.
Society of Friends.Date: [1727]