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Exploring menopause through the lens of self-help books in the early 20th century.

‘The most important, the most useful, and strange though it be, the most revolutionary advice I can give to women who are entering upon the Change of Life is: not to worry, to be the mistress of their emotions and to carry on exactly as though nothing special were happening.’[1]  This was Marie Stopes’ advice … Continue reading Exploring menopause through the lens of self-help books in the early 20th century.