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Witches

Many of the women persecuted as witches in the 16th-century “witch craze” were over 50 and exhibited signs of menopause. Helen Foster suggests that the stigma of the wicked witch still affects older women and how they deal with menopause.

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Crones

Menopause can be tough when nobody talks about it and all the stereotypes are negative, but it can also be transformative, marking the start of a new stage of life - cronehood.

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Six personal health zines that might change your life

Personal zines put health conditions back in the hands of the people who experience them. Here are six that Wellcome Collection staff love.

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Cloves to mull, mask and numb

Sweet, pungent, warm, woody: cloves smell and taste like Christmas. But there’s much more to this spice than that.

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  • A witches' sabbath. Line engraving, 17--.
  • A witches' sabbath. Line engraving, 17--.
  • Woodcuts from a history of witches, 1739.
  • Woodcuts from a history of witches, 1739.
  • Woodcuts from a history of witches, 1739.
  • Witches apprehended..., 1613
  • Witchcraft: witches giving babies to the devil. Woodcut, 1720.
  • Witchcraft: witches and devils dancing in a circle. Woodcut, 1720.
  • The three witches hover over Macbeth and Banquo (?). Etching.
  • A circle of witches dance around a central figure. Woodcut, ca. 1700-1720.
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