Gilman, Charlotte Perkins. The Living of Charlotte Perkins Gilman: An Autobiography. Arno Press, 1972.
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Silas Weir Mitchell
Standard Name: Mitchell, Silas Weir
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Health | Rebecca Harding Davis | By fall of 1863 she was feeling unwell, and her first pregnancy was accompanied by illness diagnosed as nervous exhaustion. She reported to her dear friend Annie Adams Fields
that her physician (probably S. Weir Mitchell |
| Health | Charlotte Perkins Gilman | Charlotte Perkins Stetson
experienced a nervous breakdown, and travelled to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to take S. Weir Mitchell
's rest cure. Scharnhorst, Gary. Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Twayne Publishers, 1985. 9 |
| Reception | Charlotte Perkins Gilman | Although The Yellow Wall-Paper was initially praised for its excellent deployment of the grotesque, it was largely forgotten between the late nineteenth and mid twentieth centuries. Though nineteenth-century readers appreciated its horrific tone, it failed... |
Timeline
1873: American neurologist Silas Weir Mitchell...
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1873
American neurologist Silas Weir Mitchell
developed a controversial treatment programme for neurasthenia.
Showalter, Elaine. The Female Malady: Women, Madness, and English Culture, 1830-1980. Pantheon Books, 1985.
138-40
1883: English obstetrics professor W. S. Playfair...
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1883
English obstetrics professor W. S. Playfair
advocated the rest cure in The Systematic Treatment of Nerve Prostration and Hysteria.
Showalter, Elaine. The Female Malady: Women, Madness, and English Culture, 1830-1980. Pantheon Books, 1985.
139-141, 273
1885: American physician Silas Weir Mitchell's...
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1885
American physician Silas Weir Mitchell
's treatment programme for anorectics was touted by British doctors as a highly successful approach to the disease.
Brumberg, Joan Jacobs. Fasting Girls. Harvard University Press, 1988.
144, 318
1889: Jean-Martin Charcot's London publication...
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1889
Jean-Martin Charcot
's London publication On Diseases of the Nervous System argued that sufferers of anorexia nervosa required isolation from family and friends.
Brumberg, Joan Jacobs. Fasting Girls. Harvard University Press, 1988.
143-4, 318
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