"Spectacular. There is no better study of the power of metaphor in modern medicine."
--Thomas W. Laqueur, author of Making Sex
"One of the greatest strengths of this fascinating book is Martin's careful analysis of how medical language
about women's bodies reveals cultural assumptions about women and their life's purpose. . . . Highly recommended."
--Judith Walzer Leavitt, Bulletin of the History of Medicine
Submitted By Publisher, November, 2002
Summary
This bold reappraisal of science and society explores the different ways that women's reproduction is seen in
American culture.
