A history of touch

2022, Book , 100 pages
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Summary/Review: ""A History of Touch" is a poetry collection about women in folklore and history who were ill, disabled, or otherwise labelled 'hysteric.' The work be more...
Summary/Review: ""A History of Touch" is a poetry collection about women in folklore and history who were ill, disabled, or otherwise labelled 'hysteric.' The work bears witness to the lives of women with varying experiences, such as a woman whose epilepsy was mistaken for demonic possession, Sarah Winchester's grief, Mary Roff and her love of leeches, and the "witch", Biddy Early. There is a poem about Bridget Cleary, who upon displaying her independence was burned to death by her husband, believing her to be a changeling."--
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