"On the comparative liability of males and females to insanity"
- Title
- "On the comparative liability of males and females to insanity"
- Description
- This except from a medical book from the mid 19th century explores the idea of insanity as a uniquely feminine problem. Jarvis explores the idea that the female body is prone to insanity much more than their male counterparts. Rhetoric such as this medical book provided grounds for courts and doctors to see women as inherently insane without any evidence, leading to misdiagnoses and forced hospitalizations.
- Creator
- Edward Jarvis, MD
- Publisher
- National Library of Medicine
- Date
- 1850
- Contributor
- Kate Eng
- Rights
- Public Domain
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Citation
Edward Jarvis, MD, “"On the comparative liability of males and females to insanity",” Excavating Histories: Archival Research Methods, accessed April 25, 2026, https://archive.engl.sites.carleton.edu/items/show/36.