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This slide show is a series of cameos linked together by characters who are women patients in the old NHS asylums of the United Kingdom. It shows aspects of their lives known to me as a male patient, and highlights issues that would cause concern if they happened today, which they might, but should not. What I like about the artwork in the individual slides is the vivid colour, it's good to revisit this cartoon for that reason. This is one of the last slide shows I did with hand drawn speech bubbles. I now use proprietary Paint Shop Pro speech bubbles.
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