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A mechanical and critical enquiry into the nature of hermaphrodites

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This scientific treatises on intersex people presents a historical and biological overview. While motivated by reductive understandings of bodies and reproducing objectifying understandings of intersex people, the author James Parsons calls for his readers to respect intersex people as natural against superstitious conceptions of intersex people as monstrous.

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Identifier
3j3332588
Collection
Rare Books
Institution
Wellcome Library
Creator(s)
Parsons, James
Publisher
J. Walthoe
Date Issued
1741
Genre
Books
Subject(s)
Androgyni
Hans Sloane
The Royal Society of London
Topic(s)
Intersex
Medicalization
Resource Type
Text
Language
English
Related URL
https://wellcomecollection.org/works/t8tzr9qn#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=0
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