Feminist mental health activism in England, c. 1968-95 / Kate Mahoney.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mahoney, Kate, 1989- author.

Series:

Gender in history.

Gender in History

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women's Liberation Movement (Great Britain).

Women--Mental health--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Women.

Women political activists--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Women political activists.

Social movements--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Social movements.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : digital file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

data file

Biography/History:

Kate Mahoney is a Research Manager at Healthwatch Essex and a Community Fellow at the University of Essex.

Summary:

Feminist mental health activism in England, c.1968-1995 provides the first in-depth examination of feminist mental health activism in England, employing original oral history interviews alongside detailed case studies of unexplored feminist initiatives. It charts how feminist activists in the late 1960s initially rejected psychological approaches, before employing a range of therapies to understand themselves and support one another. This book charts the emergence of feminist mental health groups in the early 1970s, the development of feminist therapy across the 1980s, and the influence of feminist politics on national charity Mind in the 1990s. It examines what participation in feminist activism felt like; demonstrating how these emotions have influenced the construction of its history. The book simultaneously forges a new direction in the history of mental healthcare in postwar England, establishing how feminists’ grassroots support for women redefined 'community care'.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Acknowledgements

List of abbreviations

Introduction

1 Challenging Freud

2 Psychotherapy and self-help

3 A foundation for feminist therapy

4 Women and MIND

Conclusion

Biographical notes on interviewees

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9781526185068

1526185067

9781526162274

152616227X

9781526162250

1526162253