
A young Viennese woman, aged 23, depicted before and after contracting cholera, Coloured stipple engraving, Italy (1831?). © Wellcome Collection. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0).
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Anna Faherty
Anna Faherty is a writer and lecturer who collaborates with museums on an eclectic range of exhibition, digital and print projects. She is the author of the ‘Reading Room Companion’ and the editor of ‘States of Mind’, both published by Wellcome Collection.