Unwell Women: Misdiagnosis and Myth in a Man-Made World

Unwell Women: A Forgotten History of Medicine and the Women Who Changed It by Elinor Cleghorn is a groundbreaking exploration of the relationship between women, illness, and medicine.

This book uncovers the almost unbelievable history of how medicine has failed women by treating their bodies as alien and other, often to perilous effect.

Through character studies and case histories of women who have suffered, challenged, and rewritten medical orthodoxy, Unwell Women sheds light on the long-ignored legacy of suffering, mystification, and misdiagnosis that has affected women throughout history.

This book is a must-read for anyone interested in women's health, medical history, and the fight for gender equality in medicine.