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Lay Her Down Upon Her Back, Roisin White
Lay Her Down Upon Her Back, Roisin White - The Library Project
Lay Her Down Upon Her Back, Roisin White - The Library Project
Lay Her Down Upon Her Back, Roisin White - The Library Project
Lay Her Down Upon Her Back, Roisin White - The Library Project
Lay Her Down Upon Her Back, Roisin White - The Library Project
Lay Her Down Upon Her Back, Roisin White - The Library Project
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Lay Her Down Upon Her Back, Roisin White

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Lay Her Down Upon Her Back is a body of work that examines the legacy of the 1880s treatment known as The Rest Cure. It was generally prescribed to women who were deemed to be of nervous disposition, anaemic, or hysterical, and involved them spending up to two months on bed rest, over-feeding, isolation and electrocution. This treatment has since been discredited, but its legacy in women’s healthcare remains today.

The Rest Cure cultivated mistrust in women’s pain and discomfort, and made the female patient solely dependent on her male doctor. The method in which the Rest Cure was administered solidified power relations between doctor and patient and ensured that she would be submissive to her treatment.

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Published by PhotoIreland
Edition of 200
Softcover
36 pages
148 × 210 mm

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