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Unwell Women: A Journey Through Medicine and Myth in a Man-Made World by Elinor Cleghorn
31 reviews
antoniamshmmr's review against another edition
4.5
One thing I would‘ve liked to see in the book would be a comparison or simply some information about the medicine of non-western society as this book mainly focuses on USA/UK and partly some other western countries. To keep a red lining I understand that this might be difficult to include though.
Overall a very good read – painful sometimes – seeing that so many aspects of inequality retain to this day. I am positive this book helps a lot of (unwell) women to focus on what doctors are telling them and how historical inequalities may be hidden within those words.
Graphic: Misogyny, Classism, Medical trauma, Body horror, Abortion, Body shaming, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Death, Colonisation, Rape, Sexual violence, Ableism, Child death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, and Pregnancy
Minor: Suicide
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
mengzhenreads's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Medical trauma, Misogyny, and Medical content
Moderate: Chronic illness, Abortion, and Forced institutionalization
Minor: Miscarriage, Rape, Cancer, Death, and Racism
reading_for_pluto's review against another edition
3.75
Moderate: Medical trauma, Misogyny, Racism, Abortion, Classism, Medical content, Death, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Mental illness, Miscarriage, and Forced institutionalization
catherinedsharp's review
4.25
Graphic: Abortion, Classism, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Blood, Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Racism
missb_reads's review against another edition
4.25
Moderate: Ableism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Abortion, Blood, Misogyny, Rape, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, Violence, and Classism
charbookchar's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Abortion, Antisemitism, Ableism, Sexism, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Racism, Medical trauma, Sexual violence, Classism, and Medical content
Moderate: Death
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
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
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