Hysteria

About

Hippocrates believed that the cause of health conditions in women originated from the womb, the ancient Greek translation of which was ‘hustera’. Over the next four thousand years, the term ‘hysteria’ 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’s physical and mental health and their multifaceted experiences of their endeavour to receive support.