Episode 2.8. Women’s Mental Institutions of the 19th Century
Dirty Sexy History
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Introduction
This chapter explores the concept of gaslighting and its broader implications in society, including the perception of women as unreliable narrators. It then delves into the historical mistreatment of women suspected of mental illness and the pervasive belief in hysterical women driven by archaic ideas of wandering uteruses.
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