Stories
- Article
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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“Everybody desires a degree of independence”
I’m 26, and building a network of friends and my career. Unlike most people my age, I’m entirely dependent on carers to achieve this.
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Rejecting shame and a decade of change
Jess Thom spent years trying to ignore and suppress the tics of Tourette’s syndrome. Read what happened when she decided to celebrate them instead.
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Sick of being lonely
When his relationship ended, Thom James first withdrew from the world, then began to suffer from illnesses with no apparent physical cause.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
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Society of Friends
Date: 1934-1964Reference: SA/FPA/A15/1Part of: Family Planning Association- Archives and manuscripts
Society of Friends: Germany Emergency Committee
Date: 1939Reference: HALDANE/4/21/2Part of: Haldane Papers- Archives and manuscripts
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Poster issued by The Society of Friends: Judicial Swearing
Date: 19th CenturyReference: RET/8/10/3/3Part of: The Retreat Archive- Archives and manuscripts
General Papers relating to the Society of Friends
Date: 1796-1899Reference: RET/8/10/3Part of: The Retreat Archive- Archives and manuscripts
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Letters from the Society of Friends to J B S Haldane
Date: Jan 1939 - Feb 1939Reference: HALDANE/4/21/2/1Part of: Haldane Papers