“Out from behind The Yellow Wallpaper: Voices of Vermont Women in Mental Institutions from the Museum’s archives”

Event Details
Thursday, August 20, 2026
12:30-2 p.m.

What did it look like to receive mental health treatment as a woman in the 19th century? This presentation by Dr. Melissa Dubroff is on letters sent from Addison County women receiving treatment in New England sanitariums including Brattleboro Retreat, Jackson Sanitarium, and Dr. Cunningham’s in Braintree, Mass. First-hand accounts will provide important context for discussions around gender and mental health treatment in Vermont.

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1 Park Street, Middlebury, VT 05753
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