In this lecture, Elinor Cleghorn journeys through the infuriating and fascinating history of medical theories, ideas, and myths about women’s bodies, minds and illnesses. From the earliest classical tracts on women’s diseases, to the prominence of Hysteria in the 19th century, Cleghorn unpacks the roots of the mystification, misunderstanding and misdiagnosis that so many women experience today as they navigate their illnesses and health issues. Along the way, Cleghorn will tell stories of inspiring women physicians, campaigners, rebels, activists and patients who rewrote medicine’s sexist history with their incredible strength, courage and resilience.