Ep. 255 - The Hysteria
Description
Throughout the Victorian era and into the 20th century, women throughout Europe and America were often sent to insane asylums for so-called hysteria. In this episode I'll tell you about the history involved, as well the tragic story of what happened to one woman who vanished from an asylum in Indianapolis.
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Notes:
https://www.wired.com/2014/05/fantastically-wrong-wandering-womb/
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/the-controversy-of-female-hysteria
https://www.amazon.com/Historic-Indianapolis-Crimes-Murder-Mystery/dp/1596299894
https://historicindianapolis.com/rufus-cantrell-intruder-in-the-dust/
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