Women of the asylum : voices from behind the walls, 1840-1945 / written and edited by Jeffrey L. Geller and Maxine Harris ; foreword by Phyllis Chesler.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [345-350]).
Contents:
Elizabeth T. Stone -- Catherine Beecher -- Phebe B. Davis -- Adriana P. Brinckle -- Adeline T.P. Lunt -- Ada Metcalf -- Mrs. H.C. McMullen -- Alice Bingham Russell -- Kate Lee -- Margaret Starr -- Sally Willard Peirce -- Marian King -- Lenore McCall -- Frances Farmer.
Summary:
Presents twenty-six first person accounts of women placed in mental institutions against their will.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.