Monday, April 15, 2024

The Woman They Could Not Silence

 Kate Moore is the author of The Woman They Could Not Silence: One Woman, Her Incredible Fight For Freedom, And The Men Who Tried To Make Her Disappear. This story is based on true events that happened in Illinois during the 1860's. At that time husbands, such as Theopolis Packard, could commit their wife, Elizabeth Packard, to a mental institution even if she was not mentally ill. Theopolis had his wife committed when the youngest of their five children was only a year old. Dr. Andrew McFarland is the superintendent of this asylum and the conditions are horrific. Many of the women there are not insane. Dr. McFarland is more dangerous to Elizabeth than her husband but it takes her a long time to realize that. Elizabeth commits her life to returning to her children. She was a truly amazing woman.



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