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Download or read book Women's Bodies written by Edward Shorter and published by Transaction Publishers. This book was released on with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What has been the source of women's oppression by men? Shorter argues that women were victimized by the ir own bodies. Exploring five centuries of medical records and folklore from Europe and the US, he shows how pregnancy, childbirth, and gynecological disease have kept women in positions of social inferiority. Originally published in 1982 (Basic Books) and reprinted with a new introduction by the author. Annotation(c) 2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)