Month of History 2026 - Lecture by Suzanna Jansen

In the 1950s and 1960s, large numbers of Dutch women suffered from exhaustion and nervous breakdown. The standard solution at the time was a stay at a recovery home - but what happened behind closed doors, and what truly lay at the root of this exhaustion?

In this lecture, part of the Month of History 2026 in Eindhoven, Suzanna Jansen seeks answers to these questions.