Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Unwell Women: A Journey Through Medicine and Myth in a Man-Made World by Elinor Cleghorn

52 reviews

emilykfitzgerald's review against another edition

This book gives an interesting glimpse into the history of female healthcare but is severely lacking in intersectionality diversity, mostly of the talking points are from a posh white perspective. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Classism

annadigiuseppe's review against another edition

slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Abortion

haleybre's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

idun_aurora's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

As an unwell woman still being tossed around from one expert to another with no definitive diagnosis other than "severe depression, sever anxiety, maybe fibromyalgia", I found myself in tears towards the end of this book. Somehow, knowing I'm not alone just makes it worse. This shouldn't be the norm, but it still is. Thoroughly researched, easy to read and understand. Beautiful work.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Medical content, and Medical trauma

gl00p's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

This book is mostly sad and dark but also contains some optimistic content and speaks of those (of any gender) having advanced the state of things. Avoid if you don't want a depressing read.

joensign's review against another edition

dark informative sad slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Racism, Rape, Forced institutionalization, and Abortion

writingforlife's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abortion, and Pregnancy

librijess's review against another edition

emotional informative

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Infertility, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Abortion, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Classism

Minor: Addiction, Cancer, Death, Eating disorder, Infertility, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Antisemitism, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

thebechdelbitch's review against another edition

dark informative medium-paced

5.0

Wow. This book was so much to take in, and I'm so impressed by how readable it also was. Such a broad scope of history and yet still retains a really personal touch throughout. It filled me with quiet rage, and incredulity at how recent some of our meagre progress has been - it put everything into easy-to-understand context and historical framing with so many examples and a strong narrative voice. 

The final chapters made me cry and also want to vomit. 

Approach with caution - triggers abound. 

An excellent, enraging read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abortion, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

a_violentfemme's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective slow-paced

4.25

I didn't quite know what to expect going into this has I hadn't read much about it apart from the blurb but I was pleasantly surprised. I was expecting an overly "white feminist" take on the subject however, the author does a great job at acknowledging the issues of systemic racism in the medical field. 
I found the middle of the book most interesting and in particular the legacy of eugenics and birth control. 
I would however liked to have seen more on LGBTQ+ women and bodies but I suspect that is entirely its own study. As a sufferer of endometriosis, I am too familiar with the gender bias in medicine and found this to be a must read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Minor: Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment