Women of the Asylum

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By Jeffery Gellar & Maxine Harris

This book, originally published in 1994 and recently reissued, is a compilation of writings from 26 women placed in
psychiatric institutions in the 20th century. These narratives offer a clear picture of women’s lives from both within and outside the asylums in which they lived and provide some of the most harrowing tales of the abuses of the
psychiatric system.