Manon Bril explores the history of medicalizing women's bodies

Historian Manon Bril traces the evolution of medical theories about women's bodies, from antiquity to Freud.

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Her analysis shows how these discourses were used to control and blame women.

This work resonates with contemporary mechanisms of coercion.

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