Unwell Women
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Unwell Women

Elinor Cleghorn

Misdiagnosis and Myth in a Man-Made World

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Unwell Women (2021) traces the historical misunderstanding and misdiagnosis of women’s bodies throughout medical history. Drawing from historical research. it reveals how medical knowledge has been shaped by gender bias and chronicles the stories of women who have challenged and transformed medical orthodoxy.

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Medical professionals who want to understand historic and current biases Women with chronic illnesses struggling to be heard in clinical settings Feminists ready to unravel the patriarchal history of medicine

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