https://archive.engl.sites.carleton.edu/files/original/05f3df9cf9e6849c8b718abd1c4d4b7f.pdf 85f52ee413bd6e1d4503b400603dea2c 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 "Statement of Mrs. Lydia B. Denny, Wife of Reuben S. Denny, of Boston, in Regard to Her Alleged Insanity" by Lydia B Denny Description An account of the resource Lydia B Denny was kidnapped and forcebily commited to an asylum by her husband from whom she was attempting to divorce on grounds of physical abuse. Her personal statement, followed by letters she wrote while committed, illustrate the ways in which members of the larger society, including those in the medical and legal systems, became agents of abuse against women in the 19th century. Although other websites have tagged this manuscript with terms like "battered woman" or "Reuban Swan Denny" (her husband), I find these terms take away from the power Lydia found to resist not only the social pressures of an abusive marriage but also the oppresive legal system that attempted to label her insane. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lydia B Denny Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available <a href="https://oaks.kent.edu/insane-asylum-memoirs/statement-mrs-lydia-b-denny-wife-reuben-s-denny-boston-regard-her-alleged">Kent State University</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Kate Eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource No copyright 1800s asylum divorce forced hospitalization guardianship kidnapping Letters manuscript Massachusetts medical malpractice mother physical abuse