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'An amazing book and a must read' - Dr Jennifer Gunter, author of THE VAGINA BIBLE and MENOPAUSE MANIFESTO 'Delightful, timely and critical. If cognitive science has taught us anything, it's that our imagination of the future is built from our memories of the past. Helen King is here to give us some better material to build with. The history of women's bodies isn't nearly what you think it is, nor the history of ""womanhood"" itself.' - Cat Bohannon, author of EVE 'With erudition and cool wit, Helen King anatomises three millennia of Western commentary from doctors, teachers and theologians about the female body. Males have tended to do most of the talking; now readers across the gender spectrum can find surprises and illuminations in this entertainingly comprehensive survey of what past generations knew, thought they knew, and often got wildly wrong' - Diarmaid MacCulloch 'Immaculate Forms is also a work of immaculate writing. With unrivaled expertise and a wealth of classical and contemporary detail, the author weaves historical knowledge of medicine, anatomy, literature, art and religion into a narrative that surprises, informs, excites and frequently amuses. Essential reading for busting prejudice and myth about women and their bodies' - Adrian Thatcher, author of VILE BODIES

Helen King's work is a treasure! Deeply brilliant -- Cat Bohannon, author of EVE With erudition and cool wit, Helen King anatomises three millennia of Western commentary from doctors, teachers and theologians about the female body. Males have tended to do most of the talking; now readers across the gender spectrum can find surprises and illuminations in this entertainingly comprehensive survey of what past generations knew, thought they knew, and often got wildly wrong -- Diarmaid MacCulloch Immaculate Forms is also a work of immaculate writing. With unrivaled expertise and a wealth of classical and contemporary detail, the author weaves historical knowledge of medicine, anatomy, literature, art and religion into a narrative that surprises, informs, excites and frequently amuses. Essential reading for busting prejudice and myth about women and their bodies -- Adrian Thatcher, author of VILE BODIES

Helen King's work is a treasure! Deeply brilliant -- Cat Bohannon, author of EVE

"Delightful, timely and critical. If cognitive science has taught us anything, it's that our imagination of the future is built from our memories of the past. Helen King is here to give us some better material to build with. The history of women's bodies isn't nearly what you think it is, nor the history of ""womanhood"" itself. -- Cat Bohannon, author of EVE With erudition and cool wit, Helen King anatomises three millennia of Western commentary from doctors, teachers and theologians about the female body. Males have tended to do most of the talking; now readers across the gender spectrum can find surprises and illuminations in this entertainingly comprehensive survey of what past generations knew, thought they knew, and often got wildly wrong -- Diarmaid MacCulloch Immaculate Forms is also a work of immaculate writing. With unrivaled expertise and a wealth of classical and contemporary detail, the author weaves historical knowledge of medicine, anatomy, literature, art and religion into a narrative that surprises, informs, excites and frequently amuses. Essential reading for busting prejudice and myth about women and their bodies -- Adrian Thatcher, author of VILE BODIES"

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Helen King is a historian of medicine and the body, and has published on aspects of gynaecology and obstetrics from classical Greece to the nineteenth century for over forty years. She is professor emerita of classical studies at The Open University and has held visiting posts at the universities of Vienna, Texas, Notre Dame and British Columbia. She is vice-chair of Together for the Church of England, which campaigns on a range of issues including against discrimination on the grounds of gender or sexuality.

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