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Ugly : giving us back our beauty standards / Anita Bhagwandas.

The body hoax : how to stop believing in fantasy bodies / Emi Howe.

Womanhood : the bare reality / Laura Dodsworth.

The 'fat' female body / Samantha Murray.

Bodies / Susie Orbach.

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Body image in women

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Ugly : giving us back our beauty standards / Anita Bhagwandas.

The body hoax : how to stop believing in fantasy bodies / Emi Howe.

Womanhood : the bare reality / Laura Dodsworth.

The 'fat' female body / Samantha Murray.

Bodies / Susie Orbach.

Body image in women

Works from the collections

Ugly : giving us back our beauty standards / Anita Bhagwandas.

The body hoax : how to stop believing in fantasy bodies / Emi Howe.

Womanhood : the bare reality / Laura Dodsworth.

The 'fat' female body / Samantha Murray.

Bodies / Susie Orbach.

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