So many of the words we use to articulate the experiences women share feel awkward or alien. Dr. Jenni Nuttall guides readers through the evolution of words we have used to describe female bodies, menstruation, women's sexuality, the consequences of male violence, childbirth, women's paid and unpaid work, and gender. Inspired by today's heated debates about words like womxn and menstruators, Nuttall describes the profound transformation of the English language and unearths some surprisingly progressive thinking that challenges our assumptions about the past.
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