Great piece. I recently wrote about hysteria and the Rest Cure over on my Substack, too. It's a fascinating topic and one, as you said, that really highlights the differences between how women and men were seen and treated. Tho sadly, I'm not sure that sentence should be past tense quite yet...
I came upon this from a psychotherapeutic perspective, and it shines a whole new light on mental health research and theories from that time. Looking forward to reading more of your work.
Great piece. I recently wrote about hysteria and the Rest Cure over on my Substack, too. It's a fascinating topic and one, as you said, that really highlights the differences between how women and men were seen and treated. Tho sadly, I'm not sure that sentence should be past tense quite yet...
Thanks Lori. It’s a fascinating topic as you say and I’m loving the research. I will see if I can find your post.
Here it is! https://loriolsonwhite.substack.com/p/the-herstory-of-hysteria?r=10w950
I came upon this from a psychotherapeutic perspective, and it shines a whole new light on mental health research and theories from that time. Looking forward to reading more of your work.
Thanks Nikki. I’m aiming to come at this through a feminist lens. I feel it’s an area that been underrepresented.
I think it will change the perspective on much of our accepted understanding. Thank you.
I’m so glad you’re all about history. I’m a real history buff 😃
I love history, especially social history and women’s role. 😃