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Women of the Asylum: Voices from Behind the Walls, 1840-1945 - Geller, Jeffrey L, and Harris, Maxine, PhD, and Chesler, Phyllis, Ph.D., PH D (Foreword by)
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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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Women of the Asylum: Voices from Behind the Walls, 1840-1945 1995, Anchor Books

ISBN-13: 9780385474238

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