Gynocide

This is a collection of writings on the history and contemporary practice of hysterectomy, one of the most common medical procedures done on women (12 every ten minutes in the u.s.).
Combining theory and practical information as well as period sketches of the changes in gynecological technique, it was edited by Mariarosa Dalla Costa (an Italian autonomist Marxist and feminist writer who famously argues that women's unwaged labor is, rather than male oppression of women, an essential part of capitalist reproduction).
The essays are by Dalla Costa (Hysterectomy: a woman's view of its medical facet, historical development and ethical and legal questions); Guiseppe Perillo (The Evolution of the Doctor-Patient Relationship); Daria Minucci (The Evolution of and Current Approaches to Hysterectomy); Paolo Benciolini (Medical and Surgical Alternatives to Hysterectomy). Also includes an update from a year after publication, and some appendices.