History has been replete with whistle blowers who have changed the landscape of institutions and even societies at great physical or financial risk to themselves. Whistle-blowing is taking deliberate action to disclose activities or practices believed to be harmful, illegal, unethical or discriminatory generally within an organization or institution. The courageous women in this novel who reveal the barbaric treatment of the mentally ill embody the personal characteristics of modern day whistle blowers: principled individuals with strong ethical convictions, high levels of empathy for others, and universal standards of justice associated with humane treatment and human rights.
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