Ep. 28 - HORRORS of the Victorian Lunatic Asylum

On today's episode, Genevieve takes you on a tour of the Victorian lunatic asylum. She'll discuss the history of the institution, surprising and spine-chilling facts, as well as her very own terrifying experience of the time she broke into the Overbrook asylum in New Jersey.

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References for today's episode:

https://cpp-college.netlify.app/programs/education-blog/victorian-mental-health-and-women-part-one-american-asylums

https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/objects-and-stories/medicine/victorian-mental-asylum

https://www.theatlantic.com/sponsored/netflix-2017/how-victorian-women-were-oppressed-through-the-use-of-psychiatry/1607/

https://www.talkspace.com/blog/history-inhumane-mental-health-treatments/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nellie_Bly

https://usghostadventures.com/haunted-places/americas-most-haunted-hospitals-and-asylums/overbrook-asylum/

https://storymaps.arcgis.com/collections/8bcb0263e26f4ceeb6d41a00cfc72b7a?item=1