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This one's for the girls (and the boys who care enough to learn). Nonfiction books that explore womanhood. And as always, please leave your recommendations!

All in Her Head: The Truth and Lies Early Medicine Taught Us About Women's Bodies and Why It Matters Today

Witches, Midwives and Nurses: A History of Women Healers

It's Not Hysteria: Everything You Need to Know About Your Reproductive Health (But Were Never Told)

Girl on Girl

All in Her Head: The Truth and Lies Early Medicine Taught Us About Women's Bodies and Why It Matters Today

Witches, Midwives and Nurses: A History of Women Healers

a beginner's guide to public health

Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

You're the Only One I've Told: The Stories Behind Abortion

Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection

Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

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The Bell Jar

The Feminine Mystique

The Second Sex

Jane Eyre

The Bell Jar

The Feminine Mystique

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