The first Illinois State Hospital for the Insane

"The Untold History of the First Illinois State Hospital for the Insane"
tells the stories of the people who were subjected to new moral
treatment on the American Frontier. Dr. Joe Squillace, former
MacMurray College professor and current Associate Professor and
Director of the Social Work program at the University of St. Mary in
Kansas, traces the history of the first 'asylum' in Illinois from its origins
in the 1840s to the 1930s in this Zoom presentation about his brand-new book. Please e-mail [email protected] to register and receive Zoom information.