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Each month the Hysterical Women Book Club highlights a new book on women's health, chronic illness or the gender health gap, as well as featuring a Q&A with its author.
You can browse and buy all Book Club picks at Bookshop.org, supporting local independent bookshops and the future of the Hysterical Women blog.
Book of the Month
Unwell Women: ‘Our experiences are disavowed by patriarchal forms of knowledge’
Q&A with Dr Elinor Cleghorn, author of Unwell Women: A Journey Through Medicine And Myth in a Man-Made World
Unwell Women: ‘Our experiences are disavowed by patriarchal forms of knowledge’
Q&A with Dr Elinor Cleghorn, author of Unwell Women: A Journey Through Medicine And Myth in a Man-Made World
Response to Nadine Dorries: Shouting louder isn’t the answer
Guest post by Ellie Hopkins, founder & CEO of Chronically Awesome
Perinatal Mental Health: ‘Everyone wants to hold the baby, but who holds the mum?’
Guest post by Steph Cullen
My Broken Vagina: ‘I left so many appointments feeling like I was wasting the doctor’s time’
Q&A with Fran Bushe, author of My Broken Vagina: One woman’s quest to fix her sex life and yours
Earthed: ‘As a woman, you’re made to feel as if you have no expertise about yourself’
Q&A with Rebecca Schiller, author of Earthed: A Memoir
Endometriosis: ‘I felt betrayed by my body and the professionals who had failed to recognise my pain’
Guest post by Avalon Afriyie