Hewitt, Jessie,  1981- <br/><br/>
Institutionalizing Gender  Madness, the Family, and Psychiatric Power in Nineteenth-Century France / 
Jessie Hewitt. 
 - 1 online resource (pages cm) 
 - Book collections on Project MUSE. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Gender and the founding "fathers" of French psychiatry -- Medical controversy and honor among (mad)men -- Domesticating madness in the family asylum -- Scandalous asylum commitments and patriarchal power -- Rehabilitating a profession under siege -- Reforming the asylum and reimagining the family -- The "mad" woman in a man's world. 
<br/><br/> Open Access 
<br/><br/> "This book examines the influence of gender and family values on the development of nineteenth-century French psychiatry"-- 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781501753435 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Power (Philosophy)<br/>Psychiatry--History--France--19th century.<br/>Sex role--History--France--19th century.<br/>Mental illness--Treatment--History--France--19th century.<br/>Gender expression--History--France--19th century.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books. 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HQ1075.5.F8  / H49 2020 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>305.30944/09034