02026cam a2200337 i 4500 1108078520 TxAuBib 20240105120000.0 201221s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2020057492 9781492696728 1492696722 (OCoLC)1261040960 TxAuBib rda Moore, Kate. The woman they could not silence [Hard Cover] : one woman, her incredible fight for freedom, and the men who tried to make her disappear / Kate Moore. Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks, [2021] xvi, 540 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 478-525) and index. Prologue -- Brave new world -- Dark before the dawn -- My pen shall rage -- Deal with the devil? -- Turning points -- She will rise -- Epilogue -- Postscript. "1860: As the clash between the states rolls slowly to a boil, Elizabeth Packard, housewife and mother of six, is facing her own battle. The enemy sits across the table and sleeps in the next room. Threatened by Elizabeth's intellect, independence, and outspokenness, her husband of twenty-one years is plotting against her and makes a plan to put her back in her place. One summer morning, he has her committed to an insane asylum...Elizabeth is not the only sane woman confined to the institution. There are many rational women on her ward who tell the same story: they've been committed not because they need medical treatment, but to keep them in line."-- Provided by publisher. 20240105. Packard, E. P. W (Elizabeth Parsons Ware), 1816-1897. Social reformers Illinois Biography. Insanity (Law) United States. Women's rights United States. TXLMP