Came across this interesting article about the Adams Nervine Asylum in Jamaica Plain from 1887. It seems there was a plethora of nervous women who weren't insane in Massachusetts during the Victorian period.
See the Boston Globe article here:
http://www.jphs.org/victorian
Scroll down at link--the page may first appear blank.
If it's too long a read for you, go down to the heading At One Fell Swoop about women's lives.
Victorian Asylum for Nervous Women outside Boston
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Re: Victorian Asylum for Nervous Women outside Boston
Hysterical. Thanks for this!
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I can see I'll be spending a lot of time reading this site. Thanks so much.
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Re: Victorian Asylum for Nervous Women outside Boston
is it the mad pursuit of the “mighty dollar” that makes so many American martyrs to what is known as “nervous prostration.”
This seems to sum up Lizzie's desire for wealth in which she felt she was entitled to. It seems she worked herself into a "frenzy" to get what she wanted, and it worked! Interesting stuff on this site!
This seems to sum up Lizzie's desire for wealth in which she felt she was entitled to. It seems she worked herself into a "frenzy" to get what she wanted, and it worked! Interesting stuff on this site!
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