2026 Annual Friends of Nursing History Lecture
Join us to hear author Mindy McGinnis share the research behind her Edgar Award-winning Gothic historical thriller, A Madness So Discreet.
2026 Annual Friends of Nursing History Lecture
Blood, Brains & Lobotomies
Mindy McGinnis
Join us to hear author Mindy McGinnis share the research behind her Edgar Award-winning Gothic historical thriller, A Madness So Discreet. Learn how doctors treated brain injuries in the 1890s and the different aspects of care for the mentally ill—for better or for worse. A brief history of the Athens Lunatic Asylum, the setting for the novel, will also be included.
Lecture details:
Date: Thursday, April 23, 2026
Time: 4 p.m. EDT in-person reception, 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. EDT lecture
Location: Prior Hall, Room 550, The Ohio State University, Medical Center Campus
This session will award 1.0 contact hours.
ANA-Ohio is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Support for this event is provided by the Grayce Sills Archive Endowment Fund.
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