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Failed Ambitions offers a complex exploration into the history of institutions for individuals with mental illnesses and intellectual disabilities. The book addresses the evolution of attitudes towards these communities, highlighting ongoing struggles with public stigma, systemic neglect, and the importance of giving voice to marginalised individuals. By Andrew Hamilton
Tara Calaby’s novel peeps into the interior lives of women in a 19th-century asylum and uses her historical imagination to generate new knowledge.
Minnie Eason was committed to an asylum by husband William Eason, suffering years of silence, cruelty, and violence, then buried in an unmarked grave.
Apparently we come into the world judged insane before having to prove we’re rational. This attitude underlines what a mess the mental health system continues to be.
Apparently we come into the world judged insane before having to prove we’re rational. This attitude underlines what a mess the mental health system continues to be.