The Female Malady - Women, Madness, and English Culture, 1830-1980
Elaine Showalter
Penguin (Non-Classics) (1987)
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Psychiatry/ England/ History, Women - Mental Health - England - History, Women/ Mental Health/ England/ History
Paperback 9780140101690
English
This incisive study explores how cultural ideas about proper feminine behavior have shaped the definition and treatment of madness in women as it traces trends in the psychiatric care of women in England from 1830-1980.
Product Details
LoC Classification RC451.4.W6 .S56 1987
LoC Control Number 87002222
Dewey 362.2088042
Cover Price $12.95
No. of Pages 320
Height x Width 7.9 x 5.0  inch
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