Life at the Texas State Lunatic Asylum, 1857-1997 Zach Abraham Elizabeth Keckley

Elizabeth Keckley

ISBN10: 0738834114

Not until I finally learned my purpose

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MA and PhD in Physical Therapy from New York University

Life at the Texas State Lunatic Asylum, 1857-1997 Zach Abraham Elizabeth KeckleyThe nineteenth century "cult of curability" engendered the optimistic belief that mental illness could be cured under ideal conditions removal from the stresses of everyday life to asylum, a pleasant, well regulated environment where healthy meals, daily exercise, and social contact were the norm. This utopian view led to the reform and establishment of lunatic asylums throughout the United States. The Texas State Lunatic Asylum (later called the