To Think My Son Could Do This to Me! Was Mary Lincoln Insane?

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History

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Adults, Seniors
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Who decided that Mary Lincoln should be declared insane? What did her family think? Was she insane, or was she a misdiagnosed and overmedicated victim? In this lecture, Lincoln expert Valerie Gugala explains what has become known as the “insanity episode.”

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