City of Incurable Women

"City of Incurable Women" seamlessly blends fact and fiction to reimagine the stories of 19th-century women diagnosed with hysteria, offering a vivid and humane perspective on those often marginalized by history. Through evocative prose, authentic and invented documents, and period photographs, the book restores the humanity of female psychiatric patients confined in Paris’ Salpêtrière hospital, shedding light on their overlooked experiences.