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The suffering of women who didn't fit : 'madness' in Britain, 1450-1950 / David J. Vaughan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Vaughan, David J., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Misogyny.
- History.
- Women.
- Social conditions.
- Women--Mental health.
- Great Britain.
- Women--Great Britain--History.
- Women--Mental health--Great Britain--History.
- Women--Great Britain--Social conditions--History.
- Misogyny--Great Britain--History.
- Women--Social conditions.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xxv, 166 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword History, 2018.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 Engendered Madness p. 1
- Chapter 2 The Hysteria Hysterics p. 40
- Chapter 3 Maternal Mayhem p. 56
- Chapter 4 'Correcting' Women p. 86
- Chapter 5 Suffering Women: the 'Unfortunate' Sex p. 113.
- Notes:
- Includes bibiographical references (pages [151]-160) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the McWilliams-Tattersall Fund.
- ISBN:
- 1526732297
- 9781526732293
- 9781526751539
- 1526751534
- OCLC:
- 1041538866
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