The Treatment of Mentally Ill Women in the 19th Century

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This 5 page paper discusses the way mentally ill women were treated in the 19th century. The writer argues that mental illness often went unrecognized, and that ignorance of conditions and proper treatments were common at the time. The writer also uses the classic story The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman as an example of the treatment of women. Gilman was depressed and her condition worsened dramatically because of the treatment suggested by her husband, a physician. There are 3 sources listed in the bibliography.