The diagnosis is not only being used to control women but is also causing drastic consequences if it is ordained untreatable. Women are forced to insane asylums and are also forced to have a hysterectomy, which almost happened to charlotte in the film (Wexler, 2011). Also, because of this misdiagnosis women were lead to believe that there was something wrong with them when in fact, they were perfectly
The diagnosis is not only being used to control women but is also causing drastic consequences if it is ordained untreatable. Women are forced to insane asylums and are also forced to have a hysterectomy, which almost happened to charlotte in the film (Wexler, 2011). Also, because of this misdiagnosis women were lead to believe that there was something wrong with them when in fact, they were perfectly