{"title":"Elinor Cleghorn","description":"\u003cp\u003eElinor Cleghorn is a captivating author whose works delve into the fascinating intersections of history, medicine, and gender dynamics. Her writing invites readers to explore the often-overlooked narratives of women through the ages, shedding light on the complex and frequently challenging journeys they have endured.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn her thought-provoking book, \u003cem\u003eUnwell Women\u003c\/em\u003e, Cleghorn examines the historical treatment of women's health, unravelling centuries of medical misconceptions and biases that have shaped perceptions and treatments. This work is a meticulously researched account that offers a new perspective on the persistent issues in women’s healthcare, inviting readers to reconsider how women's bodies have been viewed through the lens of history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHer book, \u003cem\u003eA Woman’s Work\u003c\/em\u003e, continues this exploration by focusing on the roles and contributions of women throughout history, often overlooked in traditional narratives. Cleghorn brings these forgotten stories to life, revealing the resilience and resourcefulness of women as they navigate societal restrictions and expectations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eElinor Cleghorn's collections are a must-read for anyone interested in History \u0026amp; Military genres, offering a rich tapestry of insights that blend historical accounts with an incisive look at contemporary issues. Her engaging prose and detailed research make these works not just informative, but truly enlightening.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"unwell-women","title":"Unwell Women","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMedicine carries the burden of its own troubling history. Over centuries, women's bodies have been demonised and demeaned until we feared them, felt ashamed of them, were humiliated by them. But as doctors, researchers, campaigners and most of all as patients, women have continuously challenged medical orthodoxy. Medicine's history has always been, and is still being, rewritten by women's resistance, strength and incredible courage.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this ground-breaking history, Elinor Cleghorn unpacks the roots of the perpetual misunderstanding, mystification, and misdiagnosis of women's bodies, illness, and pain. From the 'wandering womb' of ancient Greece to today's shifting understanding of hormones, menstruation, and menopause, \u003ci\u003eUnwell Women\u003c\/i\u003e is the revolutionary story of women who have suffered, challenged, and rewritten medical misogyny.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on Elinor's own experience as an unwell woman, this is a powerful and timely expose of the medical world and woman's place within it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45714460442860,"sku":"9781474616874","price":24.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781474616874.jpg?v=1726008687"},{"product_id":"a-womans-work-by-elinor-cleghorn-9781399605434","title":"A Woman’s Work","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMothers make history\u003c\/strong\u003e. Yet for centuries, patriarchal control of motherhood has relegated the acts of growing, birthing, nurturing and loving children to the sidelines, deeming the work of mothering unworthy of historical enquiry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eA Woman's Work\u003c\/em\u003e, Elinor Cleghorn retells the story of motherhood, showcasing the mothers, othermothers, midwives, activists, and community leaders who have shaped the course of history. These inspiring figures include Hildegard of Bingen, the medieval nun and mystic with pioneering views about the maternal body; Mary Wollstonecraft, who laid the intellectual groundwork to release motherhood from male control; and Sojourner Truth, who drew attention to the abhorrent treatment of mothers under chattel slavery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBeginning in the ancient world, we learn how each era constructed its own idealised notion of motherhood - from the misogynistic dogma of the early church and the stigmatisation of single mothers in 17th century England, all the way through to the post-war myth of the perfectly contented housewife. But we also learn how mothers of all classes and circumstances fought back, and lobbied to be valued, respected and supported - not as reproductive vessels, but as people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the author of \u003cem\u003eUnwell Women\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eA Woman's Work\u003c\/em\u003e is a bold and radical new history of mothering, and a timely reminder that the fight for reproductive justice is far from over.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47073861533932,"sku":"9781399605434","price":33.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781399605434.jpg?v=1765158854"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/elinor-cleghorn.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}