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After our first group meeting, we decided to create a proposal each of us, listing the topics that we are interested in.

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Wellcome Collection is a free museum and library located in London, exploring health and human experience.

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Video Tour of 'Jason and the Adventure of 254'

Artist Jason Wilsher-Mills takes us on a short tour of 'Jason and the Adventure of 254', his largest and most personal commission to date. Jason talks about his influences and shares the story behind some of his key works, including 'Figure in a Bed' and 'Calliper Boots'.

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Visit our free museum and library in central London connecting science, medicine, life and art. Explore our exhibitions, live events, gallery tours and café. Fully accessible.

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In our second meeting, we introduced our topics to each other and disccussed which part is the overlap of our own proposals. We found that we have a common interest, which is mental health. Besides, we all like Holly's idea of making a interactive exhibition with virtual characters as the narrator who guides the audience go through the exhibition. For the roles, as someone who has experience in design and visual work, I was chosen to be responsible for the visual side of our whole project.

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This is an online exhibition tracing the evolution of women’s healthcare from the witch trials to modern medicine, revealing how shifting politics and the fight for women’s rights have shaped access to healthcare. Through this journey, we uncover how historical biases and political struggles still impact reproductive rights, mental health, and bodily autonomy today. By connecting past to present, this exhibition empowers viewers to understand the roots of these modern issues and join the push for a future where women’s health and rights are fully realized and protected.

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Timeline:

the Witch Trials

the Victorians

Mid-20th Century

Modern days

Character-based

figure

audio

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I'm responsible for visual communication

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Research on user scanning pattern to enhance the reading experience and ensure the information delivery

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Layout rationale: timeline

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Interpretations Skills Audit Template (1)

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An Ongoing Journey | Centre for Critical Studies in Museums, Galleries and Heritage

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An Ongoing Journey shines a light on topics regarding women’s health, in particular around reproductive and mental health, and takes you through some of the medical, political and social changes women have experienced.

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An Ongoing Journey: the History of Women's Health

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TW: This exhibition addresses issues of female sexual and mental health which some audience members may find distressing. Preface： From Witch Trials to Millennium... This online exhibition explores the history of women's health in the UK.

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Audio: Thalidomide oral history. Mothers’ guilt.

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Audio: Thalidomide oral history. Mothers’ guilt.

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Often through the tragedies women experience, progress can be made in the medical field, as can be seen with the Thalidomide scandal of the 1950’s and 60’s. The drug Thalidomide was prescribed to pregnant mothers as a treatment for morning sickness, not knowing it potentially caused serious birth defects. This had a lasting impact on the physical and mental health of these children, and on their mothers who felt that they were to blame.

However, it also provided an opportunity for changes in medical testing, and criteria for distribution of potentially harmful medicines. Click to hear about the emotional impact Thalidomide had on one mother.

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Mainstreaming gender and women’s mental health : implementation guidance

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Mainstreaming gender and women’s mental health : implementation guidance

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This vibrant artwork explores the intersection of creativity and mental health. Through vivid colors, floral motifs, and abstract forms, it symbolizes emotional growth, resilience, and the complexities of modern women’s mental health. Each element reflects the struggles and triumphs faced by women in navigating societal pressures, self-image, and mental well-being.

Art has long been a powerful medium for self-expression and healing, especially for women whose voices have often been marginalized. This piece invites viewers to consider how creativity can help break down mental health stigma and foster a sense of connection and empowerment.

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In the male dominated field of medicine, some steps had been made throughout the 20th century in understanding and improving women’s health, mistakes and unscientific assumptions were made, casting a misogynistic light on the diagnosis and treatments of women’s health issues. This document suggests without scientific justification that some of the causes of cervical cancer in women were sex before marriage and extramarital affairs to name a few.

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High Royds Hospital, Menston, Ilkley, Yorkshire: a corridor

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High Royds Hospital, Menston, Ilkley, Yorkshire: a corridor

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This work reflects the final days of High Royds Hospital, a Victorian asylum that operated for over a century before closing in 2003. Artist Paul Digby created a wall drawing in the hospital’s library, capturing the memories and emotions tied to this historic site. Visitors shared their thoughts on its closure, ranging from sadness to relief, offering a glimpse into the mixed legacy of psychiatric care.

High Royds symbolizes the evolution of mental health treatment, from institutionalization to more modern, community-based care. This piece invites reflection on the social and personal impact of mental health practices, as well as the lives shaped by these walls.

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An episode in Macbeth by William Shakespeare: the three witches.

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An episode in Macbeth by William Shakespeare: the three witches.

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Portrayals of witches in the media served as powerful propaganda, designed to justify the persecution of women on the fringes of society. The play Macbeth reflects this issue. Shakespeare’s infamous depiction of the three witches in Macbeth reinforced societal anxieties by portraying witches as agents of chaos who manipulate the protagonist toward the murder of the King.

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A candle in the dark: or, a treatise concerning the nature of witches and witchcraft: being advice to judges, sheriffes … what to do, before they passe sentence on such as are arraigned for their lives, as witches

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A candle in the dark: or, a treatise concerning the nature of witches and witchcraft: being advice to judges, sheriffes … what to do, before they passe sentence on such as are arraigned for their lives, as witches

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Treatises on witchcraft played a crucial role in linking perceptions of women, mental health, and accusations of witchcraft. Written by theologians, scholars, and judges, such texts provided an ‘intellectual’ basis for identifying and prosecuting witches. These works codified social fears of women’s alleged susceptibility to witchcraft due to their perceived emotional instability, moral weakness, and sexual deviance. This perpetuated a culture that stigmatised women’s mental health struggles, fostering a legacy of fear and marginalisation that persisted long beyond the witch trials.

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These drawings highlight how witches were viewed by society, often depicted as naked and grotesquely ugly. Nakedness symbolised moral corruption, vulnerability to evil, and a rejection of Christian values, while grotesque features like warts and haggard faces linked physical ugliness to inner depravity. This dehumanisation highlights societal fear of transgressive women. As a result, women suffering from psychological challenges, or chose to live beyond society’s boundaries, were more likely to be accused of witchcraft.

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Sex workers in Victorian society were vilified as “fallen women”. Police portraits reduced them to identical archetypes or female sexuality, erasing individuality. Sex work was conflated with poor health, disease, and immorality, while diagnoses like “hysteria” stigmatized women’s mental health. These attitudes reinforced harmful stereotypes about women’s sexuality and personhood.

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Crimean War: Florence Nightingale going around the wards at Scutari Hospital

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Crimean War: Florence Nightingale going around the wards at Scutari Hospital

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Florence Nightingale transformed healthcare by pioneering modern nursing practices focused on hygiene, sanitation, and systematic care. Her work during the Crimean War dramatically reduced mortality rates and highlighted the vital role of nurses. Nightingale’s legacy not only elevated the nursing profession but also significantly improved women’s healthcare, advocating for better conditions, education, and recognition for women in the field.

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This padlet is for the organization our individual part, which enabled us manage the procedure of the collaborative project.