Ep. 48: History of the Provincial Lunatic Asylum, Part 2 (1857-1907)

This week's episode covers the history of the Provincial Lunatic Asylum over the course of 50 years (1857-1907). Find out what treatments were used during the superintendentship of Drs. Workman and Clark. Learn why one group was disproportionately represented in the asylum and in Toronto jails.All sources will be listed at the end of the episode transcript.Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe wherever you're listening!Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/BehindtheWallsPodcast?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link&fbclid=IwAR1ld32NVDCfgMPH_jqewjiJJ67U8avf340ry7NUbvpysVS7HwP0vF3TwuoCheck out our Beacons page: https://beacons.ai/behindthewallspodcastCold Case Western Australia
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