Episode 3: Tortured Minds

Hope and horror collide and the dark deeds of human nature are put on display. Lifelong Oregonian Marcus Axford takes you on a tour into the world of Oregon's mental health care and the history of the Oregon State Hospital. Sources: https://www.encyclopedia.com/science/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/mental-illness-during-middle-ages https://www.britannica.com/science/psychiatric-hospital https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethlem_Royal_Hospital https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Story_Kirkbride https://www.uphs.upenn.edu/paharc/timeline/1801/tline14.html https://oshmuseum.org/oregon-hospital-for-the-insane-portland-1861-1883/#:~:text=The%20first%20institution%20in%20Oregon,Oregon%20Hospital%20for%20the%20Insane. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_C._Hawthorne https://oshmuseum.org/