Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Medical Bondage: Race, Gender, and the Origins of American Gynecology by Deirdre Cooper Owens

16 reviews

suzieqreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy

randisworld's review against another edition

dark informative medium-paced

4.0

Troublesome history but necessary to read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Medical trauma

pajamaliv's review against another edition

dark informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.25

A very upsetting and triggering history, but also one that I am glad I learned. There are many truths we haven't been openly taught about the antebellum era, which helps to understand how deeply embedded and still prevalent biological racism is. I understand the author may have done this to protect herself, so I do not blame her, but it would have helped made this book more accessible if it didn't have as stoic of a viewpoint. This is a truly upsetting history and I would've liked to see more passion from the author.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Rape

This book required me to take several breaks in order to avoid getting overwhelmed and distraught. I recommend you do the same.

sonik_junk's review

emotional informative reflective slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Colonisation

isabellarob73's review

challenging dark informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Incest, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Abortion

ashlyn's review against another edition

challenging informative slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Infertility, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Excrement