Women Of The Asylum
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Women Of The Asylum
Women of the Asylum written by psychologists Dr. Jeff Gellar and Dr. Maxine Harris is a book of twenty-six first hand accounts of women in the insane asylum from 1840-1944. Each account is set up in its own unique way, some discussing why they were forced into the asylums and others discussing reforms that they want to see imposed on the asylums. The book is set up in for different sections called periods. Each period is then composed of sections telling us of the history of what is happening in the world, what the psychiatric establishments are like at this time, followed by women's first hand accounts. The events taking place in the nation are clearly explained in the beginning of each section, setting up the roles of women at the time which in turn, helps the reader to fully understand how women lived their lives in each of the time periods.
In the first period of this book, 1840-1865, it discusses many different reasons as to what contributed to the women's incarceration in insane asylums. Most importantly, the book discusses the women of that era and what they were supposed to be like. The "True Women", is what they referred to at this time as being delicate, timid, the need for protection, guidance, and leadership from their husbands. They possessed the characteristics of being modest, sweet, charming, and motivated by purity and piety. Women's major role of this era was "The Mother," which included raising the children to all of the domestic chores. The message of this era was basically, "stay within the domestic sphere and be adored and loved, venture outside and be despised."
The impacts of women during this time are absolutely remarkable; they participated in everything from the Civil War right up to involving themselves in the Seneca Falls Convection. In the Civil War the women actively involved themselves in the slave movement with The National Women's Loyal League, which still remains a major contribution to U.S. History, collected...
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