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8th March – Happy International Women’s Day

For International Women’s Day, we celebrate a selection of books authored/co-edited/co-authored by some of our women colleagues.  These books will be on display in the Reading Room of LSHTM Library for a couple of weeks beginning 2 March.

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Professor Anne Mills:

Emeritus Professor of…

SUNSHINE: how Sir Leonard Hill promoted access to the open air and sunshine in England in the 1920s. LSHTM Rare Book Blogs No. 15. February 2026

From the Sun King (Louis XIV) in 17th century France, who chose the sun as his personal emblem, to strains of The Temptations’ 1964 song ‘My Girl’ — “I’ve got sunshine on a cloudy day” — the sun has long been recognised for giving life to all things and its positive…

Eating Disorder Awareness Week: 23rd February to 1st March 2026

An image of the book display, a list of the titles is avaliable at the bottom of this article.

Right now, at least 1.25 million people in the UK are living with an eating disorder, and millions more who support them feel the impact too. Eating disorders can be…

Book Display: World Cancer Day 4th February 2026

Orange background with mature man. Text is United by Unique

Cancer is a disease that occurs when changes in a group of normal cells within the body lead to uncontrolled, abnormal growth forming a lump called a tumour. If left untreated, tumours can grow and spread into the surrounding normal…

Effective Literature Searching: relevant for MSc Projects – booking now available (all sessions on Zoom).

These take place on:Part 1 – step by step literature searching: relevant to all types of MSc Project.Mon 9th Feb 15.00 to 16.30.Mon 16th Feb 14.30 to 16.00.Tues 17th Feb 10.30 to 12.00.Thurs 19th Feb 15…

Veganuary in the Archives: The Soya Bean and Decolonising Vegan Histories! 

By Ella Tomlin, Archives Apprentice

Many people set themselves the new year task of starting the new year off on a plant-based diet. Since 2014, the Global Non-Profit organisation “Veganuary” has popularised veganism in mainstream media, running their yearly campaign. However, veganism stemmed from a 20th century British…

Cervical Cancer Prevention Week 19-26 January 2026

For the book display to mark Cervical Cancer Prevention Week, we have picked out a selection of books and pamphlets from our collections.

Almost 38 years ago, in March 1988, UK television broadcaster TV-AM produced a pamphlet on cervical cancer. Assisted by BACUP, CancerLink and Women’s National Cancer…

Discovering Dame Valerie Beral’s Legacy and the Million Women Study via LSHTM Library Resources. LSHTM Library Rare Book Blogs No. 14. December 2025.

Medical advances in the second half of the twentieth century brought two great improvements to women’s lives: development of oral contraceptives (the pill) and Menopausal Hormonal Therapy (MHT also known as HRT or Hormone Replacement Therapy). The pill gave women freedom to choose whether or when to have children…

A Festive Feast in Wartime

By Ella Tomlin, Archives Apprentice

Perhaps the most enticing part of the festive season is the food it brings; from the traditional Christmas roast to the delightful cakes and pastries which fill the supermarket shelves this time of year! Walking around your local Tesco in December it might seem impossible…