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Unwell Women: A Journey Through Medicine And Myth in a Man-Made World by Elinor Cleghorn
32 reviews
nialiversuch's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Ableism, Blood, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, Body horror, Abortion, Drug use, Cancer, Medical content, Racism, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, Death, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Child death, Chronic illness, Body shaming, Classism, and Addiction
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Panic attacks/disorders
gentle_garbage_baby's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Sexism, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Racism
Moderate: Abortion, Death, and Infertility
Minor: Cancer, Rape, Forced institutionalization, and Miscarriage
dragnfary's review against another edition
4.5
It was very interesting learning how we have gotten to where we are todaymedi
Graphic: Racism, Sexism, Classism, and Misogyny
Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Abortion, Medical content, and Slavery
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Rape, Violence, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Miscarriage, and Torture
bookswithgeorgia's review against another edition
2.25
Graphic: Infertility, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Sexism
rosalind's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Drug use, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, and Cancer
Moderate: Cancer, Death, Forced institutionalization, Body horror, Chronic illness, Grief, Sexual content, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Colonisation, Eating disorder, Miscarriage, Abortion, and Rape
faduma's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Medical content, Abortion, Misogyny, Sexism, Medical trauma, Religious bigotry, and Terminal illness
burdasnest's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Infertility, Pregnancy, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Ableism, Abortion, Miscarriage, Blood, Body shaming, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Rape, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, and Slavery
tetedump's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Abortion, Cancer, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Death, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, and Violence
josephinecatherine's review against another edition
5.0
I make no attempt to mirror any of the eloquence with which Elinor Cleghorn writes, but I hope I can at least succeed in my effort to convince every person to read this book.
I have written about this issue, I have debated about this issue, I have listened to this issue, and most importantly - I have lived this issue and this life.
Cleghorn set herself the task to discuss the history of unwell women in detail, applying knowledge from professional and personal experience. I understand the gravity of this self-assigned challenge of hers and appreciate that other people may find additional ways of strengthening the work, but I welcome anyone to discredit the success that is this book.
My gratitude to Elinor is something I will bring with me throughout my whole life. This book takes away the burden of having the verbalise my experience, and the experiences so much like mine, to others and to myself.
The detail, the compassion, the conviction, and the honesty which has been bled into this book is breathtaking. This is a beginning to a conversation, the continuation of a battle cry, and the solace to the loneliness that comes from being an unwell woman.
Graphic: Medical content, Ableism, Sexism, Medical trauma, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Racism, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Mental illness, and Miscarriage
ktdakotareads's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Blood, Death, Medical content, Medical trauma, Sexism, and Misogyny
Moderate: Abortion, Blood, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, and Sexual assault