Vagina Obscura by Rachel E Gross
A scientific journey to the centre of the new female body
"Vagina Obscura highlights how little most people know about vaginas… Gross chronicles how a long history of medical misinformation has contributed to long-standing misunderstandings about reproductive anatomy" -- Forbes
" Well-researched and beautifully told, this story of the vagina exposes an alarming lack of scientific curiosity about female genitals across species and centuries. But its brilliance lies in the revolution it heralds. A gripping read that should inspire significant change in science and society." -- Gabrielle Jackson, author of Pain and Prejudice
"The vagina is having a much-belated moment, and thanks to Rachel E. Gross, now so are the ovaries, clitoris, and uterus. In Vagina Obscura, Gross clears away the linguistic and scientific shroud from the least investigated and most misunderstood structures in the human body and tells their story deftly and beautifully." -- Emily Willingham, PhD, author of Phallacy: Life Lessons From the Animal Penis
"Vagina Obscura should cause a revolution in how we think about the vagina." -- Rosamund Urwin - The Sunday Times
"Vagina Obscura make[s] a convincing case for the importance of diversity among scientists in order to bridge the knowledge gap between sexes, and [is] a clarion call that the remaining terra incognita of female biology merits far more comprehensive mapping." -- Mia Levitin - Financial Times
"Rachel E. Gross’s mesmerizing and often humorous Vagina Obscura vividly uncovers the scientific and popular biases that have colluded to stem our knowledge about ‘down there.’ Gross brilliantly investigates questions regarding sex, sexuality, and reproduction that have been hidden, made shameful, or just never asked." -- Elizabeth Reis, author of Bodies in Doubt: An American History of Intersex
"This book is what we’ve been waiting for." -- Francesca Brown - Stylist
"With the perfect mix of verve and nerve, clarity and composure, Rachel Gross finally gives this organ system its due. I loved every fold and crevice of this book." -- Florence Williams, author of Breasts: An Unnatural History
" Well-researched and beautifully told, this story of the vagina exposes an alarming lack of scientific curiosity about female genitals across species and centuries. But its brilliance lies in the revolution it heralds. A gripping read that should inspire significant change in science and society." -- Gabrielle Jackson, author of Pain and Prejudice
"The vagina is having a much-belated moment, and thanks to Rachel E. Gross, now so are the ovaries, clitoris, and uterus. In Vagina Obscura, Gross clears away the linguistic and scientific shroud from the least investigated and most misunderstood structures in the human body and tells their story deftly and beautifully." -- Emily Willingham, PhD, author of Phallacy: Life Lessons From the Animal Penis
"Vagina Obscura should cause a revolution in how we think about the vagina." -- Rosamund Urwin - The Sunday Times
"Vagina Obscura make[s] a convincing case for the importance of diversity among scientists in order to bridge the knowledge gap between sexes, and [is] a clarion call that the remaining terra incognita of female biology merits far more comprehensive mapping." -- Mia Levitin - Financial Times
"Rachel E. Gross’s mesmerizing and often humorous Vagina Obscura vividly uncovers the scientific and popular biases that have colluded to stem our knowledge about ‘down there.’ Gross brilliantly investigates questions regarding sex, sexuality, and reproduction that have been hidden, made shameful, or just never asked." -- Elizabeth Reis, author of Bodies in Doubt: An American History of Intersex
"This book is what we’ve been waiting for." -- Francesca Brown - Stylist
"With the perfect mix of verve and nerve, clarity and composure, Rachel Gross finally gives this organ system its due. I loved every fold and crevice of this book." -- Florence Williams, author of Breasts: An Unnatural History
Rachel E. Gross is an award-winning science journalist based in Brooklyn, New York. A former Knight Science Journalism Fellow and digital science editor of Smithsonian Magazine, she writes for BBC Future, the New York Times, and Scientific American.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781324006312 |
| ISBN 10 | 1324006315 |
| Title | Vagina Obscura |
| Author | Rachel E Gross |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | WW Norton & Co |
| Year published | 2022-05-10 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for ALA Carnegie Medal 2023, Short-listed for PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award 2023 |
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