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A Portrait Of The New York City Lunatic Asylum On Blackwell's Island, Austin C. Labau
A Portrait Of The New York City Lunatic Asylum On Blackwell's Island, Austin C. Labau
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"Insanity is a subject which touches our civil rights at so many different points, that it may be said to have a place in every problem involving human responsibility." -John Ordronaux, New York State Commissioner in Lunacy, 1878.
Mental illness can reduce even the strongest person to a state of helplessness. The way in which a society treats individuals with mental illness provides a window into what that society most values - what behaviors it approves, what people it sees as most valuable, and how much society is willing to sacrifice to help those who may or …