Unwell Women by Elinor Cleghorn (Dutton)
Contributed by Vi-An Nguyen
on Mar 4th, 2021. Artwork published in
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GT Alpina and Orator in use on the book jacket of Unwell Women by Elinor Cleghorn, 2021. From Penguin Random House:
In Unwell Women, Elinor Cleghorn traces the almost unbelievable history of how medicine has failed women by treating their bodies as alien and other, often to perilous effect. The result is an authoritative and groundbreaking exploration of the relationship between women and medical practice, from the “wandering womb” of Ancient Greece to the rise of witch trials across Europe, and from the dawn of hysteria as a catchall for difficult-to-diagnose disorders to the first forays into autoimmunity and the shifting understanding of hormones, menstruation, menopause, and conditions like endometriosis.
