The Female Malady: Women, Madness, and English Culture, 1830-1980 by Elaine Showalter

The Female Malady: Women, Madness, and English Culture, 1830-1980

Elaine Showalter

310 pages first pub 1985 (editions)

nonfiction feminism history psychology challenging informative medium-paced

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A vital counter-interpretation of madness in women, showing how it is often a consequence of, rather than a deviation from, the traditional female role.

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