Stories
- Article
Uncovering experiences of dementia
Focusing on three 19th-century women’s case notes, Millie van der Byl Williams explores how our definition of dementia has changed.
- Article
The work of wet-nursing
Many of us know that in the past, babies were sometimes nourished by wet-nurses. But, perhaps surprisingly, the practice continues today – and the milk recipients are not only babies.
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When skin bleaching goes wrong
Warnings about permanent health damage don’t deter those using skin-bleaching products for years on end. Read the story of one woman who suffered from liver failure after years of striving to be paler.
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Rediscovering a love of the game
Sexism and homophobia in football prompted Lara Goodwin to stop playing the sport at 19. Today, while discrimination in the game is still rife, Lara has found hope – and like-minded players – in an inclusive east London club.
Catalogue
- Journals
Healthsharing women : the newsletter of Women's Health Victoria.
Date: 1990-- Books
Anchoring the light / Victoria Bennett.
Bennett, Victoria, 1971-Date: 1999- Books
Positive women : women with HIV/AIDS speak out.
Date: [1992]- Books
The early nursing profession for Fijian women / Victoria Luker.
Luker, Victoria.Date: 1995- Books
The big fat surprise : why butter, meat, and cheese belong in a healthy diet / Nina Teicholz.
Teicholz, Nina.Date: 2014