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Unwell Women: Misdiagnosis and Myth in a Man-Made World by Elinor Cleghorn
17 reviews
writingforlife's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Pregnancy, Medical content, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Rape, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Infertility, Domestic abuse, Chronic illness, Blood, and Abortion
kathleenwho's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Chronic illness, Gaslighting, Infertility, Pregnancy, Ableism, Abortion, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Mental illness, Miscarriage, and Sexual violence
librijess's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Infertility, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Sexism, Abortion, Classism, Medical content, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Genocide, Religious bigotry, Chronic illness, Racism, Emotional abuse, and Pregnancy
Minor: Rape, Suicide, Death, Infertility, Eating disorder, Antisemitism, Racial slurs, Suicide attempt, Miscarriage, Addiction, Cancer, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Terminal illness, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
lisettemarie's review against another edition
4.25
Moderate: Infertility, Miscarriage, Chronic illness, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abortion, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, and Slavery
extraaardvark's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Death, Medical content, Sexism, and Chronic illness
Moderate: Misogyny, Classism, Colonisation, Confinement, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Genocide, Blood, Cancer, and Forced institutionalization
justmehayleyb's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Miscarriage, Chronic illness, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Slavery, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Ableism, Abortion, Pandemic/Epidemic, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Medical content, Misogyny, Death, Racism, Cancer, Gaslighting, Infertility, and Sexual assault
pipn_t's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Medical trauma and Medical content
Moderate: Cancer, Ableism, Infertility, Miscarriage, Forced institutionalization, Blood, and Chronic illness
radfordmanor's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Slavery, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Infidelity, Medical content, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Classism, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Transphobia, Abortion, Rape, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Body shaming, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Sexual content, Drug use, and Miscarriage
catherineleigh's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, and Sexism
Moderate: Pregnancy, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Abortion, Ableism, Chronic illness, and Classism
Minor: Infertility, Rape, and Cancer
solliereads's review against another edition
5.0
I really appreciated, too, having a clear timeline of events that provide much-needed context regarding various issues in women's health. It was by no means an easy read, and there were times where I was so disgusted by the things women have gone through that I wanted to put the book away, but it was certainly an immensely helpful one. Cleghorn has clearly gone to great lengths to write a text of such great importance on the subject of medical misogyny, and everything in her book is backed up by a massive amount of citations, none of which are pointlessly crammed in there either. I truly look forward to reading her upcoming book in 2024 - MOTHERS: An Intimate History - and I fully expect it to be just as crucial a read as this was.
Graphic: Misogyny, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Abortion, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Infertility, and Chronic illness
Minor: Miscarriage, Rape, and Eating disorder