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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“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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The island of unclaimed bodies
In New York, those who live and die on the extreme edges of society are buried on an isolated island, often forgotten and unmourned. But recent legal changes aim to reduce stigma and restore their dignity.
Catalogue
- 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- Archives and manuscripts
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Letters from the Society of Friends to J B S Haldane
Date: Mar 1939 - Jun 1939Reference: HALDANE/4/21/2/2Part of: Haldane Papers- Archives and manuscripts
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Four book catalogues advertising and listing Friends' Books
Date: 1813 - late 19th centuryReference: RET/8/10/3/5Part of: The Retreat Archive- Books
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Proceedings of the Philadelphia County Medical Society - Vol.8 (Session of 1887).
Philadelphia County Medical Society.Date: 1888- Archives and manuscripts
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Draft reply by Kitching to a lecture on decrease in the Society of Friends, giving his views
Date: c 1850s - 1870sReference: RET/5/9/6/1Part of: The Retreat Archive