History of Science & Knowledge
The Slow Moon Climbs: The Science, History, and Meaning of Menopause
Hardcover
Paperback
- Price:
- $19.95/拢16.99
- ISBN:
- Published (US):
- Mar 2, 2021
- Published (UK):
- Mar 23, 2021
- Pages:
- 480
- Size:
- 5.25 x 8 in.
- 5 b/w illus.
- Main_subject:
- History of Science & Knowledge
ebook
Audio
Are the ways we look at menopause all wrong? Susan Mattern says yes and, in The Slow Moon Climbs, reveals just how wrong we have been. From the rainforests of Paraguay to the streets of Tokyo, Mattern draws on historical, scientific, and cultural research to show how perceptions of menopause developed from prehistory to today. Introducing new ways of understanding life beyond fertility, Mattern examines the fascinating 鈥淕randmother Hypothesis,鈥� looks at agricultural communities where households relied on postreproductive women for the family鈥檚 survival, and explores the emergence of menopause as a medical condition in the Western world. The Slow Moon Climbs casts menopause in the positive light it deserves鈥攁s an essential juncture and a key factor in human flourishing.
Book Club Discussion Questions
In Dialogue with Susan Mattern and Richard Bribiescas: Reframing how we think about aging
Awards and Recognition
- Winner of the PROSE Award in History of Science, Medicine, and Technology, Association of American Publishers
