They literally diagnosed women… for not being obedient. Read that again. Not sick. Not broken. Not dangerous. Just… not obedient. The word hysteria comes from hystera — uterus. So they looked at women and said: “Your body itself is the problem.” And then built an entire medical system around controlling it. If a woman: • disagreed with her husband • showed emotion • had sexual desire • spoke her mind • wanted independence They didn’t argue with her. They didn’t debate her. They didn’t try to und