The traditional tendency to stigmatize women as "hysterical" derived from Hippocrates' concept of

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Hippocrates believed that a woman's uterus could become dislodged and wander throughout her body, causing various physical and emotional ailments. This theory led to the stigmatization of women as "hysterical" or emotionally unstable. The term hysteria, in fact, comes from the Greek word for uterus, hystera.

The Traditional Tendency to Stigmatize Women as "Hysterical" Derived from Hippocrates