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

4.0

I read this book when I had Dr. Cooper Owens as my professor. It’s well-written and thoroughly researched (as you would expect from a historian). I previously knew nothing about the history of American gynecology, so I was quite horrified by what I learned. There was a small chapter about Irish women’s contributions that seemed a bit thrown in at the last minute.