Unwell Women by Elinor Cleghorn

Unwell Women

Elinor Cleghorn

496 pages first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction feminism health history challenging informative medium-paced
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A trailblazing conversation-starting history of women's health—from Ancient Greece to hormones and autoimmune diseases—brought together in a fascinating sweeping narrative. In thirteenth-century Europe, Roman Catholicism decreed that menstruation...

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informative 97%
challenging 46%
reflective 46%
emotional 27%
sad 24%
inspiring 22%
dark 15%
hopeful 8%
tense 3%
adventurous 1%

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slow 40%
fast 4%

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