Back in the 1800s women were frequently admitted for unfair and unjust reasons. There were many reasons women could be admitted. If women were not obedient enough to their husbands or even fathers there was a possibility that they would be sent to the mental asylum. If a women happened to speak out or make herself different from the social norm she would be committed to a mental institution. Women were also admitted under the term “lunacy”. Women’s husbands would admit them to mental hospitals under “lunacy”and they would then file for divorce against their wives. This occurrence was seemingly very common in the 1800s. The women admitted under this reasons led a very sad life until their deaths, growing old in the institutions, and left without any appreciation for their lives. Their husbands would even often replace them with a younger bride soon after. Women could also be admitted for simply going through menopause, which is incredibly ridiculous in itself. It was unfair to the women at the time as they were put in institutions for unimportant reasons, left to dwell with the mentally ill, and treated as such themselves. In short, women in the 1800s held a harsh and brutal life within mental institutions.