HIST 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Sexual Assault, Sexual Slavery, Clitoridectomy
12 Mar 2014
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The hysterical woman" in canadian history, part i: hysteria: late 19th-century medical views of women"s sexuality, the case of miss h. , 1899, drs. Bucke and hobbs of the london asylum for the insane: the case history" as power/knowledge. Shame: changing meanings of sexual assault, family honour/father"s damaged property"/women"s, assault upon a girl : mary in kingston, 1908, sluts of the world unite! Changing sexual meanings: two steps forward, one step back: midterm. Document based question read old historical documents and interpret them. Could have been sent off to the asylum in london, ontario: drs. S. q. is there because she is insane; bucke reports that she is improved after the operation: peak of the operations 1895 1901. London asylum ontario hospital for the insane. In response to a complain against bucke: bucke sought public support especially women, national female council. Guelph; homewood retreat; did similar things than in the asylum but there was money.
