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Ellie Slee

Ellie Slee is a British freelance writer who focusses on feminism, parenthood and pop culture. She is currently finishing a PhD in Human Geography.
Posted on December 3, 2018 November 30, 2018

The Misogynist History Of Natural Birth

Ellie Slee
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Ellie Slee
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birth, body, childbirth, Misogyny, parenthood

I was doing what I thought I needed to do to bring a child into the world purely and unharmed. I had come to believe that my body was designed to give birth, so giving birth should be easy and, if I just studied hard enough, could be painless. Read more

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