Stories
- Article
Nymphomania and hypersexuality in women and men
The history of nymphomania is closely bound with society's views on women and their sexuality.
- Article
Seeds for the future
Indigenous groups have a key role as guardians of biodiversity, and their knowledge could help us all preserve our world. To survive, we all need to collaborate, reject prejudice, and share what we know.
- 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.
- Article
Bringing biotech to the people
Amateur scientists have inspired all kinds of frightening scenarios, from Frankenstein’s monster to ‘The Fly’ and ‘Breaking Bad’. But it can be a force for good. Today’s DIYbio enthusiasts are having fun – and even making lucrative breakthrough discoveries.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Wolfson, Vivienne Lea(fl. 1946-51), medical student, London
Wolfson, Vivienne Lea, fl. 1946-51, medical student, LondonDate: Sept. 1946 - May 1951Reference: MS.7786- Books
- Online
Women and peer review : an audit of the Wellcome Trust's decision-making on grants / by Jonathan Grant and Lawrence Low.
Grant, Jonathan.Date: [1997]- Books
- Online
Personal recollections, from early life to old age, of Mary Somerville : with selections from her correspondence / by her daughter Martha Somerville.
Date: 1873- Books
Women in NIH extramural grant programs : fiscal years 1984-1993.
Date: 1994- Archives and manuscripts
Medical Women's Federation
Medical Womens' FederationDate: 1879-1988Reference: SA/MWF