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The Female Malady

Books | History / General

Elaine Showalter
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.
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Author
Elaine Showalter
Pages
310
Publisher
Penguin Books
Published Date
1987
ISBN
0140101691 9780140101690

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