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Paris’s 19th century institutionalized female hysterics

March 3, 2022 ~ The Longest Chapter ~ Leave a comment

The Salpêtrière hospital in Paris functioned as a city within a city, an enclosed asylum for women whose nerves were shot. That's my modern speak for what then neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot termed hysteria. In "City of Incurable Women," author Maud Casey lets their stories be known. Read more about her new book here.

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All Sides Weekend Books: Next Show

I’ll be recommending books on Friday, June 17, 2022 at 11 a.m. You can stream the live show online, sign up for the podcast, or listen from the archives at the NPR member station WOSU 89.7 FM. All Sides Weekend Books airs the third Friday every month with occasional exceptions.

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