Annual Report of the Board of Managers

<p>This is the Annual Report of the Board of Managers for the New York State Custodial Asylum for Feeble-Minded Women dating back to 1903. It offers a glimpse into the operations challenges and philosophies surrounding the care of women with intellectual disabilities at the turn of the 20th century. The report provides valuable insights into the history of mental health treatment social welfare practices and the evolving understanding of intellectual disability during this period. </p><p>Researchers historians and those interested in the history of medicine women's studies and social reform will find this report a fascinating primary source document. It reflects the social attitudes and institutional approaches prevalent in the early 1900s making it a significant contribution to the historical record.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>