Elinor Cleghorn, "Unwell Women: A Journey Through Medicine and Myth in a Man-Made World" (Dutton, 2022)
Medicine carries the burden of its own troubling history. Over centuries, women\u2019s bodies have been demonised and demeaned until we feared them, felt ashamed of them, were humiliated by them. But as doctors, researchers, campaigners and most of all as patients, women have continuously challenged medical orthodoxy. Medicine\u2019s history has always been, and is still being, rewritten by women\u2019s resistance, strength and incredible courage.\nIn this ground-breaking history Dr. Elinor Cleghorn unpacks the roots of the perpetual misunderstanding, mystification and misdiagnosis of women\u2019s bodies, illness and pain. From the \u2018wandering womb\u2019 of ancient Greece to today\u2019s shifting understanding of hormones, menstruation and menopause,\xa0Unwell Women: A Journey Through Medicine and Myth in a Man-Made World\xa0(Dutton, 2021) is the revolutionary story of women who have suffered, challenged and rewritten medical misogyny. Drawing on Elinor\u2019s own experience as an unwell woman, this is a powerful and timely expos\xe9 of the medical world and woman\u2019s place within it.\nThis interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose\xa0forthcoming book\xa0focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices\nSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/gender-studies