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Unwell women misdiagnosis and myth in a man-made world
Author
Title
Unwell women [electronic resource] : misdiagnosis and myth in a man-made world / Elinor Cleghorn.
ISBN
9780593182963
0593182960
9780593182956
0593182952
Publication
[New York] : Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2021]
Physical Description
1 online resource.
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 16, 2021).
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Other formats
Print version: Cleghorn, Elinor. Unwell women New York : Dutton, Penguin Random House LLC, 2021.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 19, 2021
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
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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