Menopause was a French invention at a time of revolution

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Tue, 30/07/2024 - 20:00

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Tue, 30/07/2024 - 20:00

A portrait of a woman with powdered hair wearing a silk dress, lace collar, black choker, and a pink ribbon, seated against a dark background.

French doctors of the 1800s had a vested interest in pathologising women’s ageing, as do many commercial entities today

- by Alison M Downham Moore