Images of madness: a portfolio of nineteenth-century women.

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Annals of the New York Academy of SciencesVolume 789, Issue 1 p. 79-82 Images of Madness: A Portfolio of Nineteenth-Century Women† LYNN GAMWELL, Corresponding Author LYNN GAMWELL Director of the Binghamton University Art Museum State University of New York Binghamton, New York 13902–6000Lynn Gamwell, 101 West 80th Street, New York, NYSearch for more papers by this author LYNN GAMWELL, Corresponding Author LYNN GAMWELL Director of the Binghamton University Art Museum State University of New York Binghamton, New York 13902–6000Lynn Gamwell, 101 West 80th Street, New York, NYSearch for more papers by this author First published: June 1996 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-6632.1996.tb55638.xCitations: 1 † The ten illustrations of women at different stages in their lives, which appear on the following pages, were part of an exhibition, curated by Lynn Gamwell, which was held in 1995 at the New York Academy of Sciences, during the conference “Women and Mental Health.” The exhibition was accompanied by the book, Madness in America: Cultural and Medical Perceptions of Mental Illness Before 1914 by Lynn Gamwell and Nancy Tomes (Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1995). AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Citing Literature Volume789, Issue1Women and Mental HealthJune 1996Pages 79-82 RelatedInformation