Complaints and Disorders – The Sexual Politics of Sickness

The front cover of Complaints and Disorders Sexual Politics of Sickness, 1974. The cover is reddish brown with the title in black, and a Victorian-style illustration a woman in bed and a man, presumably a doctor, sitting on the edge of the bed.

A pamphlet about the social role of medicine and how women were treated in the medical system in the 20th century.

Glass Mountain Pamphlet No. 2, published by The Feminist Press in the USA, and Compendium in the UK.

Authors: Barbara Ehrenreich and Deirdre English

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Date: 1974

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Material: Paper

Size: 137 x 213 mm

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The front cover of Complaints and Disorders Sexual Politics of Sickness, 1974. The cover is reddish brown with the title in black, and a Victorian-style illustration a woman in bed and a man, presumably a doctor, sitting on the edge of the bed.
Cover of Complaints and Disorders Sexual Politics of Sickness - 1974
Inside cover of Complaints and Disorders booklet with title and authors Barbara Ehrenreich and Deirdre English. There is a hand written name at the top right that says Judith Cosh.
Title page of Complaints and Disorders: Sexual Politics of Sickness, 1974
First pages of the Complaints and Disorders booklet with publishing information and acknowledgements.
Complaints and Disorders: Sexual Politics of Sickness, 1974 (acknowledgements)
The back of the Complaints and Disorders booklet with "compendium, 240, camden high street, london, N.W.I" printed on it.
Complaints and Disorders: Sexual Politics of Sickness, 1974 (back cover)

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