home / culture/ books / til that first lady mary todd lincoln was institutionalized in a psychiatric hospital by her only surviving son. she snuck letters out to her lawyers and sympathizers who helped get her released three months later. C cupacupacupacupacup 1d TIL that First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln was institutionalized in a psychiatric hospital by her only surviving son. She snuck letters out to her lawyers and sympathizers who helped get her released three months later. r/all • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Todd_Lincoln#Institutionalization BooksChicagoIllinoisUnited StatesPoliticsExecutive BranchWorldCulture