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First Language: Turkish Subjects:  Women's Studies Journal Section: Research Article Authors: Temmuz Gönç Şavran, Ayla Zaman Dates: June 2023 Depending upon the data of a phenomenological field research, this study aims to describe the meaning attributed to anorexia by seven women who were diagnosed and treated with anorexia and to evaluate it in the light of feminist literature. Participants were reached through purposive sampling, and data were collected through face-to-face semi-structured interviews. The findings show that the participants consider anorexia as a disorder, however, they interpret anorexia in relation to the dignity of self-control, [...]