Hysterical! The myths of Gendered Emotions. Pragya Agarwal in conversation with Elinor Chelghorn

This event took place on 30 April 2023. The information below is correct as of the publication date.
Following her acclaimed books (M)otherhood and Wish We Knew What to Say: Talking with Children About Race, Professor Pragya Agarwal considers the history of gendering emotions, from the Wandering Wombs of Ancient Greece to Sigmund Freud’s ‘hysterical’ female patients - and beyond.
Do men and women really feel differently? And is our understanding of mental health determined by a set of unscientific, not to mention misogynistic, assumptions?
Prepare to get angry - but also better informed - as Prof Agarwal shares her findings with Dr Elinor Chelghorn, author of Unwell Women: A Journey Through Medicine and Myth in a Man-Made World.