Women of the Asylum: Voices from Behind the Walls, 1840-1945
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Dewey Decimal Number: 305
EAN: 9780385474238
ISBN: 0385474237
Label: Anchor
Manufacturer: Anchor
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 384
Publication Date: August 01, 1995
Publisher: Anchor
Release Date: August 01, 1995
Sales Rank: 218893
Studio: Anchor
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Editorial Review:
Product Description:
The 26 women who tell their stories here were incarcerated against their will, often by male family members, for holding views or behaving in ways that deviated from the norms of their day. The authors' accompanying history of both societal and psychiatric standards for women reveals the degree to which the prevailing societal conventions could reinforce the perception that these women were 'mad'.
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- Great work, wish there was more.I bought this book but haven't finished reading it completely yet. I find the material very interesting ... Read More
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- A light on the darknessIn collecting and commenting upon the first-hand accounts of women held in U.S. asylums from 1840 - 1945, ... Read More
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- Great Book! Great Shape!Book came to me in a timely fashion and was in great shape. Much Thanks!
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- Chilling Anthology of VoicesThe accounts treated in this study of interned women are a chilling assortment of shattered lives. Always ... Read More
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- Needs more follow upThis book was only fair. The intros were boring. It would have been more interesting without the editing and ... Read More
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