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Paperback. Zustand: Fair. At the turn of the last century, it was widely accepted by conventional science that feeble-mindedness was one of the greatest threats to society in the modern era. But while hereditary diseases or defects of the mind and body were most commonly associated with feeble-mindedness, it was not defined by disability alone - morality and sexuality were traits equally as culprit in its diagnosis, and believed to be just as inheritable by birth. For this reason, from 1913 through the Great Depression, hundreds of disadvantaged and uneducated young girls and women from broken homes, orphanages, jail cells, psychiatric hospitals, convents, and maternity wards across Rhode Island were legally declared feeble-minded and sentenced indefinitely to an institution for the mentally retarded. Exeter Girls is an epistolary novel telling the first-hand accounts and true life stories of three women - Evelyn, Cora, and Dorothy - branded by the scarlet letters of waywardness and sexual delinquency, and committed to Rhode Island's School for the Feeble-Minded nearly a century ago. Expertly researched and transcribed from previously sealed documents, this rare collection of personal letters exposes the shocking reality and untold tragedy of a dark age in social services, and reveals the truth behind the State's most notorious public institution, better known today as The Ladd School.…

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Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 298 pages. 6.00x0.75x9.00 inches. In Stock.

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Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 264 pages. 6.00x0.66x9.00 inches. In Stock.

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Volume II of Exeter Girls unveils new, never-before-seen letters and documents from three more women committed to the Ladd School, Rhode Island's institution for the feeble-minded, in the 1920s. These powerful firsthand accounts reveal the personal toll of changing social attitudes, economic hardships, and rigid beliefs about mental health and morality.This volume sheds light on the struggles of women whose lives were shaped by the Ladd School, and the impact on their families and communities. By amplifying these silenced voices, Exeter Girls continues to challenge our perceptions of mental health care and social welfare in a bygone era.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In 'Howard! 1900 A.D., ' author and historian Jason R. Carpenter presents the dark days of social welfare history in Rhode Island with this haunting collection of colorized and digitally restored photographs, drawing readers into the depths of institutions such as the Asylum for the Insane, the State Prison, and the Sockanosset School for Boys. Accompanied by the illuminating words of Dr. Henry Aaron Jones, the State Infirmary's first medical superintendent, the harsh realities of crime and punishment, mental illness, and poverty in early 20th century Rhode Island are laid bare, painting a stark picture of institutional life and the struggle for dignity defining the legacy of the State Institutions at Howard.…