A review by jecinwv
Unmentionable: The Victorian Lady's Guide to Sex, Marriage, and Manners by Therese Oneill

4.0

I read this so fast! What a fun and funny guide into the very gritty and often unspoken topic of women's health and expectations in the Victorian Era. This was shocking in some ways, expected in others, and full of interesting facts. The takeaway, everything you did as a woman in that time was wrong. This made for great conversation and was a good reflection on how medicine has made being a woman in the 21st century a lot more bearable. There is a lot of graphic detail about sex and the female body system. Yet, it is well worth the insights.