Author Mindy McGinnis - Blood, Brains & Lobotomies

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Blood, Brains, and Lobotomies with Author Mindy McGinnis.Author Mindy McGinnis shares the research behind her Edgar Award-winning gothic, historical thriller, A Madness So Discreet. Learn about how doctors treated brain injuries in the 1890s and the different aspects of care for the mentally ill – for better or for worse. Also included is a brief history of the Athens Lunatic Asylum, the setting for the novel.​
Age group
Teens
Event type
Other
Location
Spillette Room