Women in the asylum: Gendered spaces and sociodemographic profile of the female psychiatric population of the Provincial Asylum of Malaga (1909-1950).

Authors

  • Celia Garcia-Diaz profesora asociada dpto. Historia de la Ciencia. Universidad de Málaga

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24197/ihemc.40.2020.523-552

Keywords:

Málaga provincial asylum, gender, women, history of psychiatry, madness

Abstract

The aim of this paper is analyzing the construction of the sala 20 and the sociodemographic characteristics of women admitted to the Malaga Provincial Asylum between 1909 and 1950. From a gender perspective, the differences in spaces between men and women in the institution will be addressed, as well as their impact on healthcare practices. The main sources studied are 811 clinical records kept in the Malaga Provincial Archive and in the Pedro Ortiz Ramos Fund of the University Archive of Granada. Using a descriptive statistical methodology, the age, marital status, place of birth and residence, profession, and origin of the women upon admission are analyzed. The results are compared with psychiatric populations from other institutions investigated in our country.

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Published

2020-11-27

Issue

No. 40 (2020)

Section

MISCELLANY

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