WOMEN S BODIES IN MEDICINE: Uncovering the History of Women's Bodies
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WOMEN S BODIES IN MEDICINE: Uncovering the History of Women's B...
Author: HELEN KING
Brand: WELLCOME COLLECTION
Edition: Main
Binding: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 448
Release Date: 05-06-2025
Details: 'Delightful, timely and critical' Cat Bohannon
'Expertly weaves science, history and culture to illuminate the most misunderstood parts of our bodies' Dr Jennifer Gunter
Throughout history, religious scholars, medical men and - occasionally - women themselves, have moulded thought on what 'makes' a woman. She has been called the weaker sex, the fairer sex, the purer sex, among many other monikers. Often, she has been defined simply as 'Not A Man'.
Today, we are more aware than ever of the complex relationship between our bodies and our identities. But contrary to what some may believe, what makes a woman is a question that has always been open-ended.
Immaculate Forms examines all the ways in which medicine and religion have played a gatekeeping role over women's organs. It explores how the womb was seen as both the most miraculous organ in the body and as a sewer; uncovers breasts' legacies as maternal or sexual organs - or both; probes the mystery of the disappearing hymen, and asks, did the clitoris need to be discovered at all?
EAN: 9781788163880
Package Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.1 x 1.3 inches
Languages: English
