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Back to SearchEp. 101: McLean Psychiatric Hospital, Part 1 (1818-1896)
Episode 101
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This week's episode looks at the early years of McLean Psychiatric Hospital, originally called the Charlestown Asylum and Somerville …
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Ep. 100: History of Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, Part 3 (1940-2026)
Episode 100
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IT'S MY 100th EPISODE!!! This week we wrap up the history of the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum and find out which treatment was used…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep. 99: History of Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum (1893-1940)
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This week we look at the expansion of the asylum around the turn of the 20th century. Find out what types of treatment were used, lea…
4 months, 1 week ago
Ep. 98: History of the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, Part 1 (1858-1893)
Episode 98
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This week we start a series on Sarah's "holy grail" asylum! Learn about why it took 23 years for the asylum to be built and who was i…
5 months ago
Ep. 97: Interview with Jacqui Sanders
Episode 97
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This week I interview historian Jacqui Sanders to discuss her study of the children and women of Aradale Mental Hospital in Australia…
6 months, 1 week ago
Ep. 96: History of the Fernald State School (1950-2014)
Episode 96
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This week's episode examines the final decades of the Fernald State School. Find out about the pivotal moment in Ward 22 that forever…
7 months, 1 week ago
Ep. 95: History of the Fernald State School (1912-1949)
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This week's episode discusses the years that Dr. Fernald, Dr. Greene, and Dr. Farrell were superintendents at the school. Learn about…
8 months, 1 week ago
Ep. 94: History of the Fernald State School (1889-1912)
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This week we discuss the first two decades of Dr. Walter E. Fernald's tenure at the Massachusetts School for the Feeble-Minded. Find …
9 months ago
Ep. 93: History of the Fernald State School (1852-1888)
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This week we discuss the many changes in the Massachusetts School for Idiotic and Feeble-Minded Youth, which included a name change, …
9 months, 1 week ago
Ep. 92: History of the Fernald State School, Part 1 (1845-1852)
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This week we look at the early beginnings of what would become the Fernald State School in Massachusetts. At its outset, it was known…
9 months, 3 weeks ago