A Womans Work by Elinor Cleghorn
The first comprehensive history of mothers and mothering from antiquity to today, by the acclaimed author of UNWELL WOMEN
An essential history of forgotten lives and labour * Leah Hazard, author of WOMB *
A perfectly timed and illuminating triumph that consolidates Cleghorn's place among the foremost voices in medical history * Lindsey Fitzharris, bestselling author of THE FACEMAKER *
[Written] with robust research and eloquent rage..a timely lesson on the dangers of allowing outdated patriarchal attitudes to shape modern public policy. * Elaine Weiss, author of SPELL FREEDOM and THE WOMAN'S HOUR *
A perfectly timed and illuminating triumph that consolidates Cleghorn's place among the foremost voices in medical history * Lindsey Fitzharris, bestselling author of THE FACEMAKER *
[Written] with robust research and eloquent rage..a timely lesson on the dangers of allowing outdated patriarchal attitudes to shape modern public policy. * Elaine Weiss, author of SPELL FREEDOM and THE WOMAN'S HOUR *
Elinor Cleghorn is a feminist cultural historian, writer and researcher living in Sussex, UK. After receiving her PhD in humanities and cultural studies in 2012, she worked for three years as a postdoctoral researcher at the Ruskin School of Art at the University of Oxford on an interdisciplinary arts and medical humanities project. Her writing on women's health and its histories has been published in Wall Street Journal, BBC History Magazine, BBC Science Focus, New Scientist, and Vogue, and she has discussed her research on BBC Woman's Hour, NPR, and numerous podcasts. Elinor is the author of Unwell Women, which was published in 2021 in the UK and US, and has been translated across the world.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781399605427 |
| ISBN 10 | 1399605429 |
| Title | A Womans Work |
| Author | Elinor Cleghorn |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Orion Publishing Co |
| Year published | 2026-03-12 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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