Women and MadnessAllen Lane, 1974 - 338 pagine Feminist Icon Phyllis Chesler's Pioneering Work, Women and Madness, Remains Startlingly relevant today, over thirty years since its initial publication in 1972. With over 2.5 million copies sold, this seminal book is unanimously regarded as the definitive work on the subject of women's psychology. In this new edition, Chesler's original research and findings are supported by her perspectives on today's issues related to the subjects in the original book including: eating disorders, postpartum depression, biological psychiatry, important feminist political findings, female genital mutilation, and more. Book jacket. |
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... never before happened , Psyche was married to Eros - to Love himself , to Cupid , Aphrodite's son . Psyche lived alone with her husband , in a splendid palace , set high on a nameless mountain . Silent , invisible servants brought her ...
... never before happened , Psyche was married to Eros - to Love himself , to Cupid , Aphrodite's son . Psyche lived alone with her husband , in a splendid palace , set high on a nameless mountain . Silent , invisible servants brought her ...
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... never forget , never betray her origins . That done , Artemis quickly perfected the arts of hunting and riding and warfare , of plant healing and midwifery . Then , with the moon for guide , she left to found a city - no , it was a ...
... never forget , never betray her origins . That done , Artemis quickly perfected the arts of hunting and riding and warfare , of plant healing and midwifery . Then , with the moon for guide , she left to found a city - no , it was a ...
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... never lost her ' wits ' . She always referred to the asylum as a ' prison ' – and never as a ' hospital ' . She began a secret diary of asylum events and ministered to the other in- mates , most of whom she regarded as sister victims of ...
... never lost her ' wits ' . She always referred to the asylum as a ' prison ' – and never as a ' hospital ' . She began a secret diary of asylum events and ministered to the other in- mates , most of whom she regarded as sister victims of ...
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