The Female Malady: Women, Madness, and English Culture, 1830-1980This incisive study explores how cultural ideas about proper feminine behavior have shaped the definition and treatment of madness in women as it traces trends in the psychiatric care of women in England from 1830-1980. |
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The Female Malady | 1 |
John Conolly and Moral Management | 23 |
The Rise of the Victorian Madwoman | 51 |
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