Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'
Unwell Women: A Journey Through Medicine And Myth in a Man-Made World by Elinor Cleghorn
6 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
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
ienbdri's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Mental illness, Misogyny, Death, Chronic illness, Sexism, Ableism, Pregnancy, Medical content, Racism, Medical trauma, Classism, and Colonisation
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
rosalind's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Drug use, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, and Cancer
Moderate: Cancer, Death, Forced institutionalization, Body horror, Chronic illness, Grief, Sexual content, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Colonisation, Eating disorder, Miscarriage, Abortion, and Rape
tetedump's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Abortion, Cancer, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Death, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, and Violence