A Global History of Hysterectomy, 1860-2020. This project will deliver the first global history of hysterectomy, tracing its roots in 19th-century Europe to its intercultural spread throughout Austral

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A Global History of Hysterectomy, 1860-2020. This project will deliver the first global history of hysterectomy, tracing its roots in 19th-century Europe to its intercultural spread throughout Australasia and South Asia. Challenging inaccurate traditional narratives, it will explore past treatment rationales, internal medical debates, medical globalization, and patient self-reported experiences, to elucidate present healthcare equities. Foregrounding forgotten voices and intercultural exchanges, the project will uncover the historical and ongoing legacies of hysterectomy, including its relationship to intersectional questions of gender, race, class, caste and disability. Its outcomes will make a major contribution to the new international field of gender in the medical humanities.. Scheme: Discovery Projects. Field: 5002 - History and Philosophy of Specific Fields. Lead: Prof Alison Downham Moore