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WOMEN OF THE ASYLUM
WOMEN OF THE ASYLUM
Author: Jeffrey L. Geller
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 ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780385474221
ISBN-10: 0385474229
Publication Date: 6/1/1994
Pages: 2
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Publisher: Doubleday
Book Type: Hardcover
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