Acts of conscience; World War II, mental institutions, and religious objectors.

9780815609155

Acts of conscience; World War II, mental institutions, and religious objectors.

Taylor, Steven J.

Syracuse U. Press

2009

484 pages

$45.00

Hardcover

RC443

Taylor (disabilities studies, Syracuse U.) explores the role of several World War II-era conscientious objectors in exposing substandard conditions in psychiatric hospitals after performing civilian public service in these institutions. Written for general readers, this book uses archival materials, correspondence and interviews to track the efforts of these volunteers as they enlisted the support of newspapers, magazines and public figures such as Eleanor Roosevelt and Pearl S. Buck. Appendices include lists of conscientious objectors in civilian public service as well as members of National Health Foundation.

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