Book of the Month
Our Book of the Month for July – reviewed by Jenni, the museum's Community Engagement Officer – is Unwell Women by Elinor Cleghorn.
Travelling from ancient Greek understandings of wandering wombs that could only be controlled by childbearing to modern conceptions of chronic illness as fabricated, Cleghorn shapes a story about a side to medical history that is rarely considered, despite affecting half the population.
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Under the Knife: A History of Surgery in 28 Remarkable Operations by Arnold van de Laar
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Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything by Lydia Kang & Nate Pedersen
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Past Mortems: Life & Death Behind Mortuary Doors by Carla Valentine
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Witches and Witchcraft by Professor David Nash
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Mummified: The Stories Behind Egyptian Mummies in Museums by Angela Stienne
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The Mystery of the Exploding Teeth and Other Curiosities from the History of Medicine by Thomas Morris
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The Victorian Chemist and Druggist by J.W. Jackson
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A Curious History of Sex by Kate Lister
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Written in Bone by Sue Black
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Vital Organs: A History of the World's Most Famous Body Parts by Suzie Edge
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Medicine A Magnificently Illustrated History
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This Is Going To Hurt by Adam Kay
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The Knife Man: Blood, Body-Snatching and the Birth of Modern Surgery by Wendy Moore
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The Italian Boy: Murder and Grave-robbery in 1830s London by Sarah Wise
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Unwell Women: A Journey through Medicine and Myth in a Man-Made World by Elinor Cleghorn
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Old English Medical Remedies: Mandrake, Wormwood and Raven's Eye by Sinead Spearing
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