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Anniversary Fever? History and the Culture of Celebrating the Age of the NHS
Professor Roberta Bivins and Professor Mathew Thomson are presenting the Ben Pimlott Memorial Lecture this year "Anniversary Fever? History and the Culture of Celebrating the Age of the NHS".
When: 6 July, 6pm to 8:30pm (BST)
Where: Anatomy Theatre & Museum, Strand London, WC2R 2LS
鈥楤orn in the Asylum: Insanity of Pregnancy and Unwed Mothers around 1900鈥�
Read Professor Hilary Marland's new blog
This research is part of project, funded by a Wellcome Trust Investigator Award (2021-24), which draws on a rich variety of sources to explore the history of maternal mental illness in twentieth-century Britain.
'...the law is illogical and unjust鈥�: The Problems with the Infanticide Act 1922
Dr Kelly-Ann Couzens latest blog from the 'Last Taboo of Motherhood' project explores the problems with the Infanticide Act 1922 and discussions with the medico-legal community about potential reform to the legislation.