Fascinating Historical Figures That We’re Lucky To Have Photos Of

Grigori Efimovich Rasputin

Grigori Efimovich Rasputin

Rhoda Derry

Rhoda Derry was a young woman who became a mental patient for most of her life, but the story behind her illness is what is most alluring to people. Rhoda was dating a young man named Charles, and Charles’s mother did not approve of her. The mother told Rhoda that if she didn’t leave her son alone, she would cast a spell on her. Rhoda was terrified of witches. Soon after, at 18-years-old, Rhoda began showing signs of mental illness that were described as “madness”. She was admitted to Adams County almshouse at the age of 25, described as “blind and insane” and spent the rest of her adult life in institutions, living to be one day shy of 72.

Rhoda Derry