Stories
- In pictures
The post-war adverts that tried to cure lonely women
Isolated housewives, lonely female office workers: while the 1950s saw the birth of a general concern about them, manufacturers also spotted an opportunity. Find out how advertising promised that products could salve solitude.
- Article
Don’t call me a strong Black woman
Her upbringing taught Jaydee Seaforth that she could never show pain or weakness, even when her internal distress was extreme. Find out how she learned to listen to her body.
- Article
How the mental health system fails Black people
Accessing mental healthcare as a Black woman can be a challenging experience. Rianna Walcott shares her story, alongside those of three other women, to reveal the barriers she faced.
- Long read
Primodos, paternalism and the fight to be heard
Journalist Florence Wildblood examines the case of Primodos – a conveniently quick but risky hormone pregnancy test that was prescribed in the 1960s and ’70s – and profiles two women at the story’s shocking heart.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Women's Health Concern
Women's Health ConcernDate: c.1970s-1990sReference: SA/WHC- Books
Active choices : : a handbook for older women / written and produced by Association of Greater London Older Women, Islington Age Concern, Islington Council Women's Equality Unit.
Association of Greater London Older WomenDate: 1998- Books
Hysterectomy / Anne Boutwood and Cate Campbell.
Boutwood, AnneDate: [1987]- Books
Sexually transmitted diseases / John Kenyon Oates.
Oates, John Kenyon.Date: 1979- Books
Premenstrual syndrome and period pains / by M.G. Brush.
Brush, M. G. (Michael George)Date: 1979