{"product_id":"the-grief-of-a-mind-giving-way-sophia-turners-poems-from-the-north-carolina-asylum-for-the-insane-1878-1880-9780865265035","title":"The Grief of a Mind Giving Way: Sophia Turner's Poems from the North Carolina Asylum for the Insane, 1878-1880","description":"What was it like to be morphine addicted woman who was committed to an insane asylum in North Carolina in the late 1800s? Sylvia Hoffert has transcribed and edited the poems of Sophia Turner, a Hillsborough housewife, whose husband Josiah Turner, Jr., placed her in the North Carolina Asylum for the Insane in 1878 hoping that the doctors there could cure her addiction. Neglected by Josiah, who virtually abandoned her, Sophia spent many hours before her grated window composing poems that allowed her to explore and reflect on her distressing situation. A sensitive, intelligent, well-educated woman capable of profound introspection, she used the act of creating poetry as an opportunity to discipline her mind, indulge her sensibilities, and engage her imagination.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sylvia D. Hoffert\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e North Carolina Division of Archives \u0026amp; History\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.27d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780865265035\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHoffert, Sylvia D.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Sylvia D. Hoffert was a Distinguished Professor of History and Women's Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She retired from Texas A \u0026amp; M University in 2011. She is the author of a wide variety of books and articles in the field of women's history including \u003ci\u003eAlva Vanderbilt Belmont: Unlikely Champion of Women's Rights\u003c\/i\u003e (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2012). Her forthcoming book entitled \u003ci\u003eWagging Tongues and Tittle Tattle: Gossip, Rumor, and Reputation in a Small Southern Town\u003c\/i\u003e will be published by the University of Georgia Press.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"North Carolina Division of Archives \u0026 History","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43467031806067,"sku":"9.78087E+12","price":23.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_49dc6c99-63f1-43bd-8c68-206132c05395.jpg?v=1755001468","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-grief-of-a-mind-giving-way-sophia-turners-poems-from-the-north-carolina-asylum-for-the-insane-1878-1880-9780865265035","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}