The Atlantic1y
How Victorian Women Were Oppressed Through the Use of Psychiatry
In the mid- to late 1800s, insane asylums served as catch-all facilities for violent and difficult women. But were they really criminals? Or even crazy? Or just rebelling against the social ...
Buffalo Rising7y
Mad House – The Hidden History of Insane Asylums 19th Century NY
Mad House specifically looks into the insane asylum wards of 19th century New York. Call to reserve your seat, 716-892-3084. Admission is free – reservations are required. If you would like a ...
The Sun23d
Inside eerie ruins of abandoned Victorian-era asylum that’s being transformed into a luxury 5-star hotel & spa
A 200-year-old Victorian asylum is set to be transformed ... inmates who were abused in the early 1800s due to lack of education and arguably empathy for mental illness, it attracts ghost-hunters ...
‘Bull Street’: Movie documents history of South Carolina Lunatic Asylum
either act right or you end up at the South Carolina Lunatic Asylum. Founded in the early 1800s, the facility sat on Bull ...