Women's Bodies in Classical Greek Science

Women's Bodies in Classical Greek Science by Lesley Ann Dean-Jones. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780198150466.

In this book, Dean-Jones gives a close analysis of theories concerning womens bodies in such authors as the Hippocratics and Aristotle. She demonstrates the centrality of menstruation in classical theories of female physiology, pathology, and reproduction, and suggests that this had both negative and positive repercussions in attitudes towards womens bodies in that society. Many of the primary sources dealt with are not yet accessible in English, therefore, her book is important in assembling and presenting both original texts as well as her research on the texts.