Perilous Chastity by Laurinda S. Dixon (9780801430268)

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"Wonderfully engaging, this unique study shows how art reveals a misogynistic medical establishment's attitudes toward women. Dixon traces the origins of 'hysteria, ' richly illustrating her analysis with more than 100 paintings from the 13th through the 18th centuries, focusing primarily on 17th-century Dutch works." Publishers Weekly"

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Perilous Chastity

Women and Illness in Pre-enlightenment Art and Medicine

Laurinda S. Dixon

Lowell Dittmer

Samuel S. Kim

Description - Perilous Chastity by Laurinda S. Dixon

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