The Kirkbride Plan: A Survey of America's Insane Asylums
Mon, May 18
|Kings Park Library
Join Madeline Feierstein for a discussion of Thomas Story Kirkbride's revolutionary treatment of mental illness in the 19th Century. This event will be held in-person.
Time & Location
May 18, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM EDT
Kings Park Library, 9000 Burke Lake Rd, Burke, VA 22015, USA
About the event
Madeline Feierstein is an Alexandria, VA historian and founder of the educational and historical consulting company Rooted in Place, LLC. A native of Washington, D.C., her work has been showcased across the Capital Region. Madeline has written for Emerging Civil War, Emerging Revolutionary War, and the National Museum of Civil War Medicine. She leads significant projects to document the sick, injured, and imprisoned soldiers that passed through Alexandria and Washington, D.C. Madeline holds a Bachelor of Science in Criminology from George Mason University and a Master’s in American History from Southern New Hampshire University. Explore her research at www.madelinefeierstein.com.