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One woman's courage to battle stigma and injustice for women and the mentally ill

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"Linda Carlisle's comprehensive history makes a significant contribution to the field of psychiatry and the study of women's rights. Using a large mass of primary sources that hitherto remained unexamined, Carlisle sheds a great deal of light on the life of an individual who has not been taken seriously in much of the historical literature--until now."--Gerald N. Grob, Henry E. Sigerist Professor of the History of Medicine Emeritus, Rutgers University
"This engaging book shows the fluid nature of what constitutes mental illness, and the evolving role of women in the household."--History of Psychiatry

Elizabeth Packard

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      Publisher University of Illinois Press
      Published 5 November 2010
      ISBN-13 9780252035722
      978-0252035722
      ISBN-10 0252035720
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      Biography: general Gender studies: women and girls

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      One woman's courage to battle stigma and injustice for women and the mentally ill

      Trade Review
      "Linda Carlisle's comprehensive history makes a significant contribution to the field of psychiatry and the study of women's rights. Using a large mass of primary sources that hitherto remained unexamined, Carlisle sheds a great deal of light on the life of an individual who has not been taken seriously in much of the historical literature--until now."--Gerald N. Grob, Henry E. Sigerist Professor of the History of Medicine Emeritus, Rutgers University
      "This engaging book shows the fluid nature of what constitutes mental illness, and the evolving role of women in the household."--History of Psychiatry

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