Stories
- Article
Race, religion and the Black Madonna
Mystery and controversy surround the dark-skinned religious icon who represents the Virgin Mary throughout the Catholic world.
- In pictures
A nasty history of the vaginal speculum
The vaginal speculum carries the weight of generations of preconceptions about morality, blame and attitudes to pain. Lalita Kaplish explores the history of the implement and how societies shaped its use.
- Article
The power of unicorns
Discover the unlikely connection between pharmaceuticals and unicorns.
- Article
A freezer full of breastmilk
When new mum Alev Scott began pumping her milk between feeds, she soon found she was freezing more breastmilk than her baby would ever need. So Alev began to investigate ways to share her oversupply.
Catalogue
- Books
- Online
The lady's present to the fair sex: shewing, the whole duty of woman. Digested under the following heads: curiosity reflection vanity knowledge Reputation Applause Censure Insinuation Affectation Modesty Chastity Complacence Acquaintance Friendship Elegance Fruganty Employment Virginity Marriage Education Authority Widowhood Religion Written by a lady, at the desire of a noble lord.
Lady.Date: [1760?]- Books
- Online
A banquet for gentlemen and ladies, consisting of nine comick and tragick novels viz. The treacherous friend. The jealous husbands. The friendly cheat. Jealousy without a Cause. The Cuckold turn'd Confess The Prodigal Reclaim'd, and Virginity Restor'd. The Unfortunate Lovers. The Cruel Mother; and The Bacchanalians. Intermix'd with several pleasant and delightful tales and stories.
Date: MDCCIII. [1703]- Books
- Online
A banquet for gentlemen and ladies: consisting of nine tragi-comical novels, viz. The treacherous friend, The jealous husbands, The friendly cheat, jealousy without Cause, The Cuckoldturn'd [sic] Confessor, The Prodigal Reclaim'd and Virginity Restor'd, The Unfortunate Lovers, The Cruel Mother, The Bacchanalians. Intermix'd with several pleasant and delightful tales and stories.
Date: 1718- Books
- Online
The whole duty of woman, comprised in the following sections viz. 1. Introduction. 2. Curiosity. 3. Reflection. 4. Vanity. 5. Knowledge. 6. Reputation. 7. Applause. 8. Censure. 9. Insinuation. 10. Affectation. 11. Modesty. 12. Chastity. 13. Complacence. 14. Acquaintance. 15. Friendship. 16. Elegance. 17. Frugality. 18. Employment. 19. Virginity. 20. Marriage. 21. Education. 22. Authority. 23. Widowhood. 24. Religion. By a lady.
Kenrick, W. (William), 1725?-1779.Date: MDCCXCIII. [1793]- Books
Do you remember the first time? : a zine about virginity.
Date: 2018