“At that time the Roman Catholic Church routinely refused the sacraments of Holy Communion and Confirmation to intellectually disabled children, especially those… — Kate Clifford Larson Children Copy Share Image
“If Dr. Good missed the birth of the baby, he could not charge his extremely high fee of $125 for prenatal care… — Kate Clifford Larson Prenatal Care Copy Share Image
“Women were most frequently institutionalized by the order of husbands and fathers, whose will and opinion superseded the women’s. A doctor’s legal… — Kate Clifford Larson Marriage Copy Share Image
“Tens of thousands of patients would be forced to undergo lobotomies in the United States over the next two decades, and not… — Kate Clifford Larson Patience Copy Share Image
“In subject files labeled as correspondence related to Rosemary Kennedy, withdrawal sheets indicate the removal of hundreds of documents dating between 1923… — Kate Clifford Larson Kennedy Copy Share Image
“In the hours, days, and weeks following lobotomy, patients like Rosemary experienced a wide array of postoperative reactions and symptoms. They vomited… — Kate Clifford Larson Patience Copy Share Image
“disorder, chronic pain, and bipolar and other mood disorders. The procedure was also used to treat perceived defective personality traits that included… — Kate Clifford Larson Chronic pain Copy Share Image
“When holding Rose’s legs together failed to keep the baby from coming, the nurse resorted to another, more dangerous practice: holding the… — Kate Clifford Larson Holding Baby Copy Share Image
“women represented eighty-two percent of the total number of lobotomy patients from 1938 to 1954. In hospitals across the country, women constituted… — Kate Clifford Larson Lobotomy Copy Share Image
