HIST 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Brothel, Slutwalk, Moodle
25 Oct 2015
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The hysterical woman" in canadian history, part i. Hystericization of women"s bodies: miss h was confined in the hospital but was lucky ; she could have been shipped to the asylum instead, drs. Bucke and hobbs of the london asylum for the insane. If miss h had gone to the asylum, her treatment likely would have been. Foucault said that sexuality would first emerge among the middle class, and it is the middle class hysterical woman who can be seen as the first historical figure to be imbued with sexuality . Toronto (men"s club) basically saying all women suffered from hysteria and used that to argue that women shouldn"t have the right to vote these medical examinations literally turned into something political. Property had been damaged victims seen as damaged goods : sexual assault was shameful for victims victims felt shame of themselves for being sexually assaulted .
