Stories
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Eugenics and the welfare state
Indy Bhullar explores the ideas of William Beveridge and Richard Titmuss, who were strongly influenced by eugenic thinking, and yet championed the idea of the welfare state.
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Making sunstroke insanity
Medical historian Dr Kristin Hussey takes a closer look at sunstroke and mental illness, and how, in the late 19th century, they connected at the crossroads of colonial science and the idea of whiteness.
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The extraordinary body of Evatima Tardo
Darling of 19th-century American freak shows, Evatima Tardo remained serene as she withstood crucifixion and the bites of poisonous snakes. But she took the secret behind her abilities to her grave.
Catalogue
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The meaning of disease : an inquiry in the field of medical philosophy / by William A. White.
White, William A. (William Alanson), 1870-1937.Date: 1926- Books
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Crimes and criminals / [William A. White].
White, William A. (William Alanson), 1870-1937.Date: [1933], ©1933- Books
Essays in psychopathology / by William A. White.
White, William A. (William Alanson), 1870-1937.Date: 1925- Books
Outlines of psychiatry / by William A. White.
White, William A. (William Alanson), 1870-1937.Date: 1935- Books
Foundations of pyschiatry [sic] / by William A. White.
White, William A. (William Alanson), 1870-1937.Date: 1921