Behind the hashtags and the ‘hysteria’

an article by Bonnie Evans (Queen Mary, University of London) published in IPPR Progressive Review Volume 24 Issue 4 (Spring 2018)

Abstract

There is a long and chequered history when it comes to women and mental health. Bonnie Evans takes a long view across history of women – from witches and hysteria, via mad women in the attic, through to the high numbers of women experiencing mental health problems today.

She asks: is it time we stopped ignoring the past when considering women's mental health?

Full text (PDF 11pp)

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