Janet Oppenheim (1948–1994) was an American

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. Oppenheim was born in

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. In 1975, she received her PhD in history from

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. She worked as a professor of history at American University. She is most well known for her scholarly works on British life in the 19th century. She was the author of the book ''The Other World: Spiritualism and Psychical Research in England, 1850-1914'' (1985) which received positive reviews.Vogeler, Albert R. (1986). ''The Other World: Spiritualism and Psychical Research in England, 1850-1914 by Janet Oppenheim''. Albion: A Quarterly Journal Concerned with British Studies, Vol. 18, No. 2. pp. 323-324.

Publications

* ''The Nationalization of Culture: The Development of State Subsidies to the Arts in Great Britain'' (published under the name Janet Minihan, 1977) * ''The Other World: Spiritualism and Psychical Research in England, 1850-1914'' (

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, 1985) * ''"Shattered Nerves" : Doctors, Patients, and Depression in Victorian England'' (

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, 1991)

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1948 births 1994 deaths American women historians 20th-century American historians Columbia University alumni American University faculty and staff 20th-century American women writers {{US-historian-stub