Women's Health

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Updated January 2, 2026
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Our bodies, ourselves
Paper Book
THE BESTSELLING WOMEN'S HEALTH CLASSIC--INFORMING AND INSPIRING WOMEN ACROSS GENERATIONS Hailed by The New York Times as a "feminist classic," this comprehensive guide to all aspects of women's sexuality and reproductive health--including menopause, birth control,...
In a different voice psychological theory and women's development
Gilligan, Carol, 1936-
Paper Book
This is the little book that started a revolution, making women's voices heard, in their own right and with their own integrity, for virtually the first time in social scientific theorizing about women. Its impact was immediate and continues to this day, in the academic world and beyond. Translated...
All in her head : the truth and lies early medicine taught us about women's bodies and why it matters today
Comen, Elizabeth
Paper Book
Finalist for the 2025 PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award USA Today Bestseller "All in Her Head accomplishes a remarkable feat of storytelling. By combining essential medical histories about women's bodies with all the narrative propulsion of a medical thriller,...
Policing pregnant bodies : from ancient Greece to post-Roe America
Crowther, Kathleen M.
Paper Book
Explores the historical roots of controversies over abortion, fetal personhood, miscarriage, and maternal mortality. On June 24, 2022, the US Supreme Court overturned the Roe v. Wadedecision, asserting that the Constitution did not confer the right to abortion. This ruling,...
Looking through the speculum : examining the women's health movement
Houck, Judith A.
Paper Book
Highlights local history to tell a national story about the evolution of the women's health movement, illuminating the struggles and successes of bringing feminist dreams into clinical spaces.   The women's health movement in the United States, beginning in 1969...
Period : the real story of menstruation
Clancy, Kathryn B. H.
Paper Book
A bold and revolutionary perspective on the science and cultural history of menstruation Menstruation is something half the world does for a week at a time, for months and years on end, yet it remains largely misunderstood. Scientists once thought of an individual's period as...
Let's get physical how women discovered exercise and reshaped the world
Friedman, Danielle
Ebook
A captivating blend of reportage and personal narrative that explores the untold history of women's exercise culture--from jogging and Jazzercise to Jane Fonda--and how women have parlayed physical strength into other forms of power. For American women today, working out is as...

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