Stories
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The meaning of trauma is wound
Daisy Johnson recalls her difficult journey to being diagnosed with vaginismus, and why women are so good at turning bad things into a joke.
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The law of periodicity for menstruation
Dr Edward Clarke's Law of Periodicity claimed that females who were educated alongside their male peers were developing their minds at the expense of their reproductive organs.
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The secret hystery of a womb
A Renaissance image of a caesarean section inspired Anna Blundy to recount the story of a hidden, perhaps mysterious part of her body.
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The prostitute whose pox inspired feminists
Fitzrovia, 1875. A woman recorded only as A.G. enters hospital and is diagnosed with syphilis.
Catalogue
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The operative treatment of hyperplasia of the uterus and vagina : with special reference to the cure of displacements / by S.C. Gordon.
Gordon, Seth Chase, 1830-1921.Date: 1884- Books
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Malignant newgrowth in childhood. I. Malignant disease of the uterus, ovary, and vagina in children / by William A. Edwards.
Edwards, William A. (William Aloysius), 1860-1933.Date: 1909- Books
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Panhysterocolpectomy : complete excision of the vagina for prolapse of the bladder, etc. / A. Ernest Gallant.
Gallant, A. Ernest (Albert Ernest), 1861-Date: 1911- Books
Women's bits : what to do if things go wrong / [writer Nancy Duin ; editor Paula Sydner].
Duin, NancyDate: 1999- Books
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Ueber Sehnerven-Erkrankung bei Gehirnleiden (Hydrops vaginae n. optici) / von W. Manz.
Manz, Wilhelm, 1833-1911.Date: [1872]