Reading List - Health
Angier, N. (1999).
Woman: An intimate geography. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
Take the physical approach to women; the anatomy of the female is discussed along with the health issues that affect women, like menopause.
Fausto-Sterling, A. (2000). Sexing the body. New York, New York: Basic Books.
Labeling a person a man or woman is a social decision and affects what science tells about genders.
Northrup, C. (1994). Women’s bodies, women’s wisdom: Creating physical and emotional health and healing. New York: Bantam Books.
A discussion of the control that women can have over their bodies. If women change basic conditions of their lives that lead to their health problems, then they will heal faster.