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.Subscribe to the Newsletter!Subscribe to the Patreon free trial for ad-free listening!References for today's episode:https://cpp-college.netlify.app/programs/education-blog/victorian-mental-health-and-women-part-one-american-asylumshttps://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/objects-and-stories/medicine/victorian-mental-asylumhttps://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_Blyhttps://usghostadventures.com/haunted-places/americas-most-haunted-hospitals-and-asylums/overbrook-asylum/https://storymaps.arcgis.com/collections/8bcb0263e26f4ceeb6d41a00cfc72b7a?item=1