Hippocrates' Woman: Reading the Female Body in Ancient Greece

Women and Gender in the Early Modern World

by Helen King

"Hippocrates' Woman" presents an arresting study of the origins of gynaecology, an exploration of how the interior workings of the female body were understood and the influence of Hippocrates' theories on the gynaecology of subsequent ages.

Genres: History, Feminism, Nonfiction, European History, Ancient History, Classics

341 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 29, 1998

Reviews

[C bulli · Rating 2 out of 5]

just as much i enjoyed the content of this book i also hated the style of writing. i thought it was extremely tiring to get through the sentences and found myself nodding off far too often. sadly only 2 stars!

[Mckochan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fascinating. I'm just not enough of a Greek scholar.