The chapter explores the new book by Kat Bohannon that challenges male-centric narratives of human evolution and highlights the crucial role of women in shaping our story. It delves into various topics like tool development, language, and midwifery, emphasizing the intricate connection between our bodies, relationships, and our evolutionary history.
The female body has been neglected in anthropological narratives, minimized in the archeological record, and excluded from modern-day clinical trials. But what if that weren’t the case? How would the scientific story of humanity change if we made women the protagonists? Cat Bohannon first asked herself that question a decade ago, and her surprising answers can now be found in a New York Times bestselling book called “Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution.”
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