Table of contents : Contents Acknowledgments Translator’s note Introduction 1. A Blemish on the City 2. The Muse of the Dispensary Girls 3. A Few Statistics and a Little History 4. There Must Be Harm 5. Strolling inside the Dispensary 6. The Girls’ Squad 7. Women of the Book of Sorrows 8. Medical Examination Day 9. Student and Teacher 10. The Authorities’ Perspective 11. Holding Papers 12. Tearing Up Papers Appendix 1 Appendix 2 Notes References Index