“In sorrow thou shalt bring forth children.” With these words, women fell into a world that saw them as cursed. They are still falling. Today, we define women by suffering: menstrual cramps, mood swings, excruciating childbirth, painful first-time sex. Femaleness itself has come to look like an illness, so, now, women seeking treatment for their ailments are often dismissed. And as our pain is sanctioned, our pleasure is deemed tricky, complicated, burdensome, elusive. This reality is not our destiny. These myths are misreadings not just of ancient texts but of women’s bodies. Our...