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Hysteria
Hippocrates believed that the cause of health conditions in women originated from the womb, the ancient Greek translation of which was 鈥榟ustera鈥�. Over the next four thousand years, the term 鈥榟ysteria鈥� was both a scientific and demonological diagnosis for women. Today, gender bias, the historical exclusion of women in clinical trials, and the difference between interpretations of pain between the sexes has resulted in a continual dismissal of female illnesses as exaggerated or imaginary. The group show 'Hysteria' will draw attention to women鈥檚 physical and mental health and their multifaceted experiences of their endeavour to receive support.
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Hippocrates believed that the cause of health conditions in women originated from the womb, the ancient Greek translation of which was 鈥榟ustera鈥�. Over the next four thousand years, the term 鈥榟ysteria鈥� was both a scientific and demonological diagnosis for women. Today, gender bias, the historical exclusion of women in clinical trials, and the difference between interpretations of pain between the sexes has resulted in a continual dismissal of female illnesses as exaggerated or imaginary. The group show 'Hysteria' will draw attention to women鈥檚 physical and mental health and their multifaceted experiences of their endeavour to receive support.
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Divided into two floors across Gillian Jason Gallery鈥檚 space in Central London, Hysteria offers viewers a solemn yet reflective exhibition of twelve international female artists whose works focus on the gender bias prevalent in mental, physical, and sexual health.
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