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A review by lydiavsbooks
In Defence of Witches: Why Women Are Still on Trial by Mona Chollet
challenging
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
Mmmm yes.
A few favourite points: the villainisation of older women (aka, women who no longer serve a purpose to men): womens reproduction rights and women who are, voluntarily, childless; and the sexism and misogyny in medicine, particularly midwifery, stemming from the fear of 'witch' healers
A few favourite points: the villainisation of older women (aka, women who no longer serve a purpose to men): womens reproduction rights and women who are, voluntarily, childless; and the sexism and misogyny in medicine, particularly midwifery, stemming from the fear of 'witch' healers
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Abortion, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Classism