The crusade for forgotten souls : reforming Minnesota's mental institutions, 1946-1954 / Susan Bartlett Foote.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Foote, Susan Bartlett, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Commitment of Mentally Ill--history.

Mentally Ill Persons--history.

Psychiatric Nursing--history.

Hospitals, Psychiatric--organization & administration.

History, 20th Century.

Psychiatric hospitals.

Minnesota.

Psychiatric hospitals--Minnesota.

Medical Subjects:

Commitment of Mentally Ill--history.

Mentally Ill Persons--history.

Psychiatric Nursing--history.

Hospitals, Psychiatric--organization & administration.

History, 20th Century.

Minnesota.

Physical Description:

xxii, 304 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Other Title:

Reforming Minnesota's mental institutions, 1946-1954

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis, MN : University of Minnesota Press, [2018]

Summary:

"The Crusade for Forgotten Souls recounts Minnesota's reform movement that broke the stigma surrounding mental illness, publicized the painful truth about the state's asylums, and resulted in the first legislative steps toward a modern mental health system. Susan Bartlett Foote tells the story of the early advocates for compassionate care of the mentally ill who made the crusade a success"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Voices of forgotten souls

Finding Engla Schey

Engla crashes the gates

Spreading the gospel

The modest visionary

The arduous climb

Where there is smoke

Political dynamite

The long hot summer

Making history

The first step

Lest we forget.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Foote, Susan Bartlett. Crusade for forgotten souls.

ISBN:

9781517903640

1517903645

OCLC:

1007307335