#WomensNonfiction 7.
Medical Muses: Hysteria in Nineteenth-Century Paris - by Asti Hustvedt
The book explores the lives of 3 women - Blanche, Augustine, Genevieve - who were hospitalized in 19th century Paris with "hysteria". They became famous case studies for Jean-Martin Charcot and his theories of neurology. The book discusses who these women were, what they might have suffered from, and how they were framed as victims or frauds depending on the agendas of others
#WomensHistoryMonth #books
Medical Muses: Hysteria in Nineteenth-Century Paris - by Asti Hustvedt
The book explores the lives of 3 women - Blanche, Augustine, Genevieve - who were hospitalized in 19th century Paris with "hysteria". They became famous case studies for Jean-Martin Charcot and his theories of neurology. The book discusses who these women were, what they might have suffered from, and how they were framed as victims or frauds depending on the agendas of others
#WomensHistoryMonth #books
