The Cure for Women

"The Cure for Women" explores how Victorian male doctors used false science to justify limiting women's roles to motherhood, amid a rising challenge from pioneering women physicians. The story highlights the remarkable journey of Mary Putnam Jacobi, the first woman accepted to the Sorbonne medical school, who challenged these sexist ideas with groundbreaking research on women's reproductive biology. Filled with compelling characters and historical detail, the book sheds light on the roots of a persistent sexist science and the ongoing struggle for women’s autonomy.