All in her head : the truth and lies early medicine taught us about women's bodies and why it matters today
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Comen, Elizabeth,
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RA564.85 .C625 2024
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LC Subjects
Informational works.
Informational works.
Sexism in medicine.
Women -- Health and hygiene -- History.
Women -- Health and hygiene -- Sociological aspects.
Women's health services -- History.
Bisac Subjects
Medical / Public Health.
Other Subjects
Documents d'information.
Femmes -- Santé et hygiène -- Aspect sociologique.
Medicine
Sexism
Sexisme en médecine.
Sociological Factors
Women -- Health and hygiene.
Women's Health -- history
Women's Health Services -- history
Women's health services.

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xix, 347 pages ; 24 cm
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English

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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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"For as long as medicine has been a practice, women's bodies have been treated like objects to be examined and ignored, idealized and sexualized, shamed, subjugated, mutilated, and dismissed. The notion that female bodies are flawed inversions of the male ideal lingers on, as do the pervasive societal stigmas and ignorance that shape women's health and relationships with their own bodies. The author draws back the curtain on the collective medical history of women to reintroduce us to our whole bodies: how they work, the actual doctors and patients whose perspectives and experiences laid the foundation for today's medical thought, and the many oversights that remain unaddressed. She examines the eleven organ systems to share unique and untold stories, drawing upon medical texts and journals, interviews with expert physicians, and her own observations from treating thousands of women." --,Publisher's description.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Comen, E. (2024). All in her head: the truth and lies early medicine taught us about women's bodies and why it matters today (First edition.). Harper Wave, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Comen, Elizabeth. 2024. All in Her Head: The Truth and Lies Early Medicine Taught Us About Women's Bodies and Why It Matters Today. New York, NY: Harper Wave, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Comen, Elizabeth. All in Her Head: The Truth and Lies Early Medicine Taught Us About Women's Bodies and Why It Matters Today New York, NY: Harper Wave, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2024.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Comen, E. (2024). All in her head: the truth and lies early medicine taught us about women's bodies and why it matters today. First edn. New York, NY: Harper Wave, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Comen, Elizabeth. All in Her Head: The Truth and Lies Early Medicine Taught Us About Women's Bodies and Why It Matters Today First edition., Harper Wave, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2024.

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