72 Years in a State Hospital -- And She Was NEVER CRAZY
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Title
72 Years in a State Hospital -- And She Was NEVER CRAZY
Subject
Mental illness
Mental health
Institutional care
Medical paternalism
Description
A 1956 Amarillo Globe-Times newspaper article about the reforms Kansas implemented to prevent patients from being committed to life in a state mental hospital. It advocates for bringing these reforms to the system in Texas. Part of a series of newspaper articles titled, "The Mentally Ill CAN Be Cured."
Creator
Louise Evans and Mary Tom Rasco, Globe-Times Staff Writers
Source
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History (Elizabeth F. Gardner Papers, 1933-1959: Box 2N192, Folder "Clippings 1941-1959")
Publisher
Amarillo Globe-Times
Date
January 10, 1956
Rights
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Language
English
Type
Newspaper article
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Newspaper clipping
Collection
Citation
Louise Evans and Mary Tom Rasco, Globe-Times Staff Writers, “72 Years in a State Hospital -- And She Was NEVER CRAZY,” Hidden Histories UT-Austin, accessed October 4, 2024, https://hiddenhistoriesut.org/items/show/319.
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