Unwell women : misdiagnosis and myth in a man-made world / Elinor Cleghorn.
"A trailblazing conversation-starting history of women's health - from Ancient Greece to hormones and autoimmune diseases - brought together in a fascinating sweeping narrative"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593182956
- ISBN: 0593182952
- Physical Description: 386 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: [New York] : Dutton, [2021]
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-370) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- Ancient Greece - Nineteenth Century. Wandering wombs ; Possessed and polluting ; Under her skin ; On her nerves ; Feeling pain ; Contagious pleasures ; Bleeding mad ; Rest and resistance -- Late Nineteenth Century - 1940s. Suffrage and suppression ; Birth control ; Feminine radiance ; Lifting the curse ; Dutiful and disciplined ; Control and punish -- 1945 - Present. Public health, private pain ; Mothers' little helpers ; Our bodies, our selves ; Autoimmune -- Conclusion: Believe us. |
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Subject: | Women > Health and hygiene. Women > Health and hygiene > History. Women patients. Diagnostic errors. |
Genre: | Informational works. |
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