What is hysteria? Wellcome Collection

Hysteria has long been associated with fanciful myths, but its history reveals how it has been used to control women’s behaviour and bodies

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What is hysteria? Wellcome Collection

Morbid Anatomy: Vanitas Figure, Wellcome Collection, London

What is hysteria? Wellcome Collection

Institute of Sexology: Wellcome Collection hails the masters of sex, Exhibitions

Indiana Medical History Museum - OCD Part 2: The Long Journey to Understanding (History of a Diagnosis)

Historical Treatments for Hysteria That Were Absolutely Bonkers

All in the mind? Competing models of hysteria in John Ward's Diaries

Pelvic Exams On Anesthetized Women Without Consent: A Troubling And Outdated Practice

What is hysteria? Wellcome Collection

Ayurvedic Medicine, Female Hysteria Tote Bag by Wellcome Images - Fine Art America

Ayurvedic Medicine, Female Hysteria Photograph by Wellcome Images - Fine Art America

Ayurvedic Medicine, Female Hysteria Wood Print by Wellcome Images - Fine Art America

A Simulated Plague”