Sigmund Freud Killed Virginia Woolf

Samantha Mann
4 min readMay 2, 2019

Depending on your vantage point, Sigmund Freud’s legacy resides somewhere between father of modern psychology and misogynistic addict. As a professional in the field of psychology and a person who benefits from mental health services, I can’t wholly deny his additions to the field. As a feminist, however, my lens considers Freud from a more toxic and destructive angle. This destruction can be seen in his often-overlooked…

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Samantha Mann

Samantha is the author of Putting Out: Essays on Otherness. Her writing explores LGBTQ life, feminism, mental health, and motherhood.