The Female Malady: Women, Madness and English Culture 1830-1980

By: Elaine Showalter

Published 1988 by Virago (first published 1985)

Category: Biography

Pages: 308 pages

ISBN: 9780860688693

Description:
A vital counter-interpretation of madness in women, showing how it is often a consequence of, rather than a deviation from, the traditional female role.