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In the late 1870s, a young Sigmund Freud met an established physician named Josef Breuer in Vienna. Breuer quickly became Freud's mentor and trusted friend, providing the young doctor with financial support, patient referrals, and new ideas on the inner workings of the mind. His most valuable gift was the description of his treatment of Bertha Pappenheim -- later known as Anna O. -- a young female "hysteric" who would become the first case in Freud...

Depicts the lives of three French women who became unwitting celebrities after being committed to the hysteria ward of Salpetrière Hospital in 1870s Paris and delves into the treatment they received from noted French neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot.