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eeeeeeee's review against another edition
5.0
My greedy little feminist health care worker hands couldn't turn these pages fast enough.
bashyolo's review against another edition
informative
fast-paced
3.5
i liked it. it was interesting and i learned new things. i just wish there was more about racism and fatphobia in medicine.
elizabethlk's review against another edition
3.0
Complaints and Disorders is a really interesting look into the ways women were viewed within the medical industry as patients throughout history. They cover a lot of good ground about the way class played an especially strong role in the way women experienced medical sexism. I wish they had covered more to do with race (they mention it several times, but manage to avoid actually doing a proper delve into the subject) and on women who were legitimately disabled or sick (who they mention exist but don't really look into the topic of their treatment at all).
I would recommend this to anyone looking to read more books from second-wave feminism, and to anyone looking for the briefest introduction into sexism in the medical industry.
I would recommend this to anyone looking to read more books from second-wave feminism, and to anyone looking for the briefest introduction into sexism in the medical industry.
lespenseesmouvantes's review against another edition
4.0
Read this for my dissertation about genycologic and obstetrical violences, and I couldn't be more satisfied with it! I expected a lot more information about the actual environnement of women healthcare; I must say I did not expected such an economic angle especially on the second chapter about lower class women, but it was defenitly really interesting. The point of view of the book is strongly feminist: we can feel an hanger and a strong will to denounce and change the political system which revolve around women health. This book was writen back in the 70's, but is still quite accurate in my opinion. The first chapter about upper class women, which is more on the historicall side of the topic, was fasinating. The whole alination of women, was established in order to keep women away from politic, knowledge and any forms of freeness or power men had. Back in the 19e century women were experiencing genital mutilation such as removing breast or clitoris in order to cure madness. Also the fact that physicians thought that the uterus was the main organ in women bodies, which would define their feminity is quite shocking and as well fascinating! I read the french edition of the book published by the Cambourakis editions, which has a postcript written by french political science Phd doctor Eva Rodriguez. She retranscripted the whole ideas of the book to the french context, which gave me, as a french reader a better understanding of the book and its aims. She also gave an opinion oriented towards political science and political ideas, such as comparing the healthcare system to Marx materialism concept.
In all a great read, I am really happy it was the first book I read for my dissertation. Definitly recommend if you want to know more about the perception of women within medecine and its link with the political and economic context.
In all a great read, I am really happy it was the first book I read for my dissertation. Definitly recommend if you want to know more about the perception of women within medecine and its link with the political and economic context.
bonylegged's review against another edition
4.0
An easy and essential marxist feminist history. A great primer for those wanting to learn more about gender history in post-civil war america.
jessica_heidi's review against another edition
4.0
'In classical psychoanalytic theory there is no such thing as a mentally well woman.'
plenilunix's review against another edition
4.0
Best "Concluding Thoughts" chapter ever. This book is a treasure.
elizabethlk's review against another edition
3.0
Complaints and Disorders is a really interesting look into the ways women were viewed within the medical industry as patients throughout history. They cover a lot of good ground about the way class played an especially strong role in the way women experienced medical sexism. I wish they had covered more to do with race (they mention it several times, but manage to avoid actually doing a proper delve into the subject) and on women who were legitimately disabled or sick (who they mention exist but don't really look into the topic of their treatment at all).
I would recommend this to anyone looking to read more books from second-wave feminism, and to anyone looking for the briefest introduction into sexism in the medical industry.
I would recommend this to anyone looking to read more books from second-wave feminism, and to anyone looking for the briefest introduction into sexism in the medical industry.
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