this is my suicide dress
she told him
I only wear it on days
when I’m afraid
I might kill myself
if I don’t wear it
— What She Was Wearing, by Denver Butson
For the treatment of hysteria.
The Virgin Suicides: Official Trailer
(via ngx)
Penny Arcade (click image for fullsize)
Heavenly Creatures- Official Trailer
“If we thought of women as full equals, with valid feelings, thoughts, and perspectives that deserved respect, then the message “you are responding with extreme emotion because you are a woman” would imply that the emotion was valid and important and deserved respectful consideration. It would likely mean that whatever idea or perspective presented with that emotion would be given more credit and consideration, not less.”
These three novels, published in the space of just 13 years tell us more about changing views of madness and of women than a dozen medical books. What I take from this is that the women who refused to conform were the ones who got locked up by men — in whatever spaces were available.
