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Monstrous Bitch: A History of Terrifying Women by Eleanor Johnson #foliosociety The story of photography’s firstDATE OF RELEASE: 6 OCT 2026 How an ancient myth about a sexually voracious, baby slaying, loudmouthed demoness became the defining misogynistic archetype of Western civilizationFor as long as human societies have been telling stories, the patriarchy has felt threatened by women. In this book, Eleanor Johnson provides an engaging cultural history of a figure she calls the monstrous bitch, the notorious female who has haunted the patriarchal imagination