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From hysteria to wandering wombs: women and medicine through history

From hysteria to wandering wombs: women and medicine through history

FromHistory Extra podcast


From hysteria to wandering wombs: women and medicine through history

FromHistory Extra podcast

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Length:
48 minutes
Released:
Jul 3, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Elinor Cleghorn discusses her new book Unwell Women, which traces the long history of the misdiagnosis and mistreatment of women’s health issues, and highlights some of the women who fought back against medical sexism. (Ad) Elinor Cleghorn is the author of Unwell Women: A Journey Through Medicine and Myth in a Man-Made World (Orion, 2021)  Buy it now from Waterstones: https://go.skimresources.com?id=71026X1535947&xcust=historyextra-social-hexpod&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.waterstones.com%2Fbook%2Funwell-women%2Felinor-cleghorn%2F9781474616850
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Released:
Jul 3, 2021
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