Unwell Women by Elinor Cleghorn

Unwell Women

Elinor Cleghorn

496 pages first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction feminism health history challenging informative medium-paced

Description

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 98%
challenging 48%
reflective 48%
emotional 26%
sad 22%
inspiring 20%
dark 16%
hopeful 6%
tense 3%

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slow 41%
fast 3%

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