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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: 9780593182963
- ISBN: 0593182960
- Physical Description: 1 online resource (386 pages)
- Publisher: [New York] : Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2021]
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- Part One. Ancient Greece - Nineteenth Century. Wandering wombs -- Possessed and polluting -- Under her skin -- On her nerves -- Feeling pain -- Contagious pleasures -- Bleeding mad -- Rest and resistance -- Part Two. Late Nineteenth Century - 1940s. Suffrage and suppression -- Birth control -- Feminine radiance -- Lifting the curse -- Dutiful and disciplined -- Control and punish -- Part Three. 1945 - Present. Public health, private pain -- Mothers' little helpers -- Our bodies, our selves -- Autoimmune -- Conclusion: Believe us. |
| Source of Description Note: | Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 16, 2021). |
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| Genre: | Electronic books. History. |