Western State Hospital Exposed: Seattle P-I, 2/18/49

The Seattle P-I ran an investigative piece exposing the harsh conditions of Western State Hospital on Feb. 18, 1949.  The article never mentioned Farmer, but focused on the condition of the hospital.  The story dominated the front page.

Exposing Western State Hospital: The Seattle P-I, 2/18/49

The investigative exposure of Western State Hospital was completely a product of the Seattle P-I, not the Seattle Times.  While Farmer was indeed “being treated” in the hospital during the investigation and publication of this article, she was never mentioned throughout the piece, which had a focus on the conditions of the hospital itself, rather than focusing upon one [famous] person’s experience.