Susan Willis Fletcher
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Susan Willis Fletcher
（The history of feminism, . Women,
Taylor & Francis, 2003
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This set reproduces seminal writings by three exceptional nineteenth-century women. Georgina Weldon, Louisa Lowe and Susan Willis Fletcher were certified as insane by the Victorian medical establishment and were threatened with incarceration for their eccentric and transgressive behaviour. All three were remarkably resourceful and very successfully manipulated the sensationalist press to expose the 'lunacy laws' to the late-Victorian public. In doing this, they contributed to the emerging feminist critique of medicine and science. Each volume is devoted to the work of one of these exceptional women.
New introductions by the editors and the late Roy Porter provide context and discussion of the pieces included, pointing to the themes and issues that they raise. With an extensive index, this collection provides an invaluable resource for those studying the role of feminism in the history of medicine and the power of the medical profession in the Victorian era.
Table of Contents
- Volume I: Georgina Weldon Introduction by Roy Porter: 'Georgina Weldon and the Mad Doctors' 1. Georgina Weldon, The History of My Orphanage: Or, The Outpourings of an Alleged Lunatic (London: Mrs Weldon, 1878) 2. Georgina Weldon, How I Escaped the Mad Doctors (London: Mrs Weldon, 1882) 3. Georgina Weldon, The Ghastly Consequences of Living in Charles Dickens' House (London: [n.p.], 1882). Introductory notes to Georgina Weldon's further writings, by Helen Nicholson 4. Georgina Weldon, Death-Blow to Spiritualism - Is It? Dr. Slade, Messrs. Maskelyne & Cooke, and Mr. W. Morton (London: Music and Art Association, 1882). 5. Georgina Weldon, ed. Social Salvation (1883-1884). Volume II: Louisa Lowe Introduction by Helen Nicholson 1. Louise Lowe, The Bastilles of England, or The lunacy Laws at Work (London: Crookenden and Co., 1883) Volume III: Susan Willis Fletcher Introduction by Bridget Bennett 1. Susan Fletcher, Twelve Months in an English Prison (Boston: Lee and Shephard
- New York: Charles T. Dillingham, 1884)
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