How did our female ancestors cope with periods, childbirth, menopause? How did they understand their own bodies? How did they feel about childbirth? What was their lived experiences like, compared to ours today?
Sylvia Valentine joins me to delve into the history of smallpox, inoculation and those that objected to compulsory vaccination.
Dr Dan O’Brien explores the funerals of our 18th Century ancestors and the rise of undertaking as a profession.
Professor David Turner explores the lives of disabled persons during the Industrial Revolution revealing attitudes far more varied then commonly perceived.
Historian Laura Newman shares the work of Addressing Health, a project dedicated to examining and exploring the health of Victorian and Edwardian postal workers.
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