Abby Norman (writer)
Abby M. Norman | |
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Alma mater | Sarah Lawrence College |
Notable works | Ask Me About My Uterus A Quest to Make Doctors Believe in Women's Pain |
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Abby Norman is an American science writer. She is the author of the 2018 nonfiction book Ask Me About My Uterus: A Quest to Make Doctors Believe in Women's Pain.
Biography
Norman had a troubled home life and became an
In 2018 Norman's book Ask Me About My Uterus: A Quest to Make Doctors Believe in Women's Pain was published by Nation Books.[5] The book connects Norman's personal experience to a longer history of medical practitioners dismissing women's pain, for example by treating their experience of pain as "hysteria".[6] Ask Me About My Uterus also critically examines the popular understanding of endometriosis as a "white woman's disease".[7]
Writing for The New York Times, Randi Epstein called Norman "a terrific storyteller with a gift for weaving memorable anecdotes" and noted that the book "tells a story that will resonate with anyone (man or woman) who has ever experienced pain".[8] Kirkus Reviews described the book as "compelling and impressively researched" and "an unsparing look at the historically and culturally fraught relationship between women and their doctors".[1] Erin Blakemore of The Washington Post summarized the book as "a torrent of disconcerting information about the continued struggle to understand and value women’s bodies".[5]
Bustle named Norman as one of its 2018 Rule Breakers.[9]
Bibliography
- Ask Me About My Uterus: A Quest To Make Doctors Believe in Women's Pain (New York: Nation Books, 2018) ISBN 9781568585819
References
- ^ a b "Ask Me About My Uterus: A Quest to Make Doctors Believe in Women's Pain". Kirkus Reviews. 2017-12-05. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
- ^ Norman, Abby (2018-09-28). "Abby Norman Wants You to Ask Her About Her Uterus". Rewire.News (Interview). Interviewed by Danielle Corcione. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
- ^ Norman, Abby (2016-07-15). "My Period Ruined My Life". Seventeen. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
- ^ Norman, Abby. "Abby Norman, Writer: The World Isn't Ready For A Lot Of What Women Want To Say". Forbes (Interview). Interviewed by Kavi Guppta. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
- ^ a b Blakemore, Erin. "'Ask Me About My Uterus' insists that doctors take women's pain seriously". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
- ^ Pai, Deanna (2018-03-07). "Doctors Don't Know How to Deal With Women's Pain". The Cut. New York Magazine. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
- ^ Dionne, Evette. "Endometriosis, Healthcare, and the Legacy of Female "Hysteria"". Bitch Media. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
- ^ Epstein, Randi (2018-03-19). "When Doctors Don't Listen to Women". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
- ^ Norman, Abby (2018-08-24). "Abby Norman Knows Women Shouldn't Have To Pretend They're Not In Pain — So She Stopped Pretending". Bustle (Interview). Interviewed by Danielle Campoamor. Retrieved 2018-08-24.