Editorial illustration for BBC History Magazine, for 'The Gender Pain Gap' an article by Elinor Cleghorn, author of Unwell Women.

For much of medical history women's health has been interpreted through the lens of misogyny and myths about "female nature". But, Elinor Cleghorn argues, women have long been determined to reclaim their bodies.

For this piece, I was inspired to visualise the pain of endometriosis, with brambles growing around the nervous system. The surgeon's hands are imposing and overly focused on fertility (plucking at a blackberry/ovary), while superficially pruning the overgrowth, without getting to the root of the problem.

Art directors: Rachel Dickens & Susanne Frank