Tag: hysteria, hysterica, hysterical-female, hysterical-women, misogyny, politics, politics-of-the-united-states, sexism, sexist, sexist-language

Not only is the actual word “hysteria” gendered — it once referred to an exclusively female disease, a mental illness thought to be caused by a malfunctioning uterus — there is a very long history of critics using accusations or innuendo about women’s mental health or emotional stability in order to shut down their political voices.