Sheltered from laymans’ eyes’: sex in the RCP library

Title: Sheltered from laymans’ eyes’: sex in the RCP library
Description: Rare books and special collections librarian, Katie Birkwood looks at a once controversial book that relates to LGBT+ history and explores changing attitudes in society and the medical profession.
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Contributor: Royal College of Physicians (Archive, Heritage Library and Museum)
Type: Blog
Date: 2025
Subject: History of Gender, Sex and Sexualities; LGBTQ+ History; History of Medicine
Period: 18th-19th Century; 20th Century
Geographical Area: Britain and Ireland