Ruth Wales du Pont
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Ruth Wales du Pont was an American socialite, philanthropist, amateur classical composer, and spouse of Henry Francis du Pont, who founded Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library.
Ruth and Henry du Pont in 1916
Austen Riggs Center
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The Austen Riggs Center is a psychiatric treatment facility in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1913 as the Stockbridge Institute for the Study and Treatment of Psychoneuroses, it was renamed th
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…insomnia mounted until by 1918 she was taking "nerve medicine." By 1921 she had largely moved out of Winterthur, and in 1924 she took a rest cure at the Austen Riggs Center in Massachusetts. Despite their distinct personalities and familial challenges, the couple were to all appearances devoted to each other. In contrast…
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Austen Fox Riggs in 1913
Dr. Eric Plakun in his Austen Riggs office in 2016