https://archive.engl.sites.carleton.edu/files/original/c36aa97475787d1f6cba5cdfa0181566.jpg 99103ec63273fbe1b7415bba8a51fe04 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Eng 19th Century Mental Illness Description An account of the resource Sources for ENGL 256 final Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kate Eng Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Late 19th century Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "A Document to Madness" Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kate Chopin Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Missouri Historical Society Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1898 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource No Copyright -- United States Relation A related resource <a href="https://mohistory.org/collections/item/D00232?page=2&amp;view=book">https://mohistory.org/collections/item/D00232?page=2&amp;view=book</a> Description An account of the resource Chopin, another celebrated female writer from the late 19th century, writes in an unpublished poem about the "ecstacy of madness." She takes something used to oppress women, in this case: madness, and celebrates the freedom of it. Although this is not a well-known work, Chopin frequently used her status as a writer to speak about the oppression of women. This particular poem calls attention to the ways in which Chopin was celebrated for her acts of resistence to the dominant culture. 1890s female voices Kate Chopin Poetry unpublished works women writers