The Female Malady: Women, Madness, and English Culture, 1830–1980

Elaine Showalter

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This 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.

Request Code
ZLIBIO2174312
Published
1985
Publisher
Penguin
Pages
324
Language
English
Format
PDF