Which religious group of women instituted asylum-based treatment in the United States in order to provide peaceful surroundings for those with mental illness?

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2. The Mount Hope Retreat, where people could live in secluded, peaceful natural surroundings, was created and administered by the American Sisters of Charity nurses. The Quakers are not a group of religious women. The Daughters of Charity pioneered asylum-based psychiatric nursing at French hospitals. The Little Sisters of the Sick Poor did not focus on treating the insane.

Which Religious Group of Women Instituted Asylum-Based Treatment in the United