Women and Madness

Feminist icon Phyllis Chesler’s pioneering work, Women and Madness, remains startlingly relevant today, nearly fifty years since its first publication in 1972.With over 2.5 million copies sold, this landmark book is unanimously regarded as the definitive work on the subject of women’s psychology.Now back in print, this completely revised and updated edition adds perspectives on eating disorders, postpartum depression, biological psychology, important feminist political findings, female genital mutilation, and more.