The tragic death of Hannah Mills, a 42-year-old Quaker widow, at York Lunatic Asylum, where she was reportedly denied visits and likely subjected to inhumane treatment, galvanized the Quaker community to seek reform in mental health care
The tragic death of Hannah Mills, a 42-year-old Quaker widow, at York Lunatic Asylum, where she was reportedly denied visits and likely subjected to inhumane treatment, galvanized the Quaker community to seek reform in mental health care