Mad Women in the Attic... and Elsewhere

Women’s accepted mental frailty in the nineteenth century was challenged by social and political changes that refined ideas of insanity. Through representations of madness in literature, this course will look at what it meant to be female and mad in Victorian times and how legislation and medical advances influenced women’s health. Brontë, Braddon, Rossetti and others created memorable fictional women; campaigns for education, enfranchisement and sexual liberty altered how women were perceived. We will consider both literature and contemporary documents.

Helen Bullock BA MA 

• Term: Summer
• Day: Saturday
• Start Date: 04 May 2019
• Time: 10am-4.30pm
• No. of weeks: 1
• Course fee: £38.00

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