For Her Own Good: Two Centuries of the Experts Advice to Women by Deirdre English, Barbara Ehrenreich

For Her Own Good: Two Centuries of the Experts Advice to Women

Deirdre English, Barbara Ehrenreich

432 pages • first pub 1976 (editions)

nonfiction feminism history challenging informative slow-paced
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From the bestselling author of Nickel and Dimed and a former editor in chief Mother Jones, this women's history classic brilliantly uncovers the constraints imposed on women in the name of science. Since the nineteenth century, professionals have ...

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informative 88%
challenging 44%
reflective 33%
dark 11%
emotional 11%
inspiring 11%

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medium 33%

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