Biography
The Woman They Could Not Silence: One Woman, Her Incredible Fight for Freedom, and the Men Who Tried to Make Her Disappear
2021
True story of Elizabeth Packard, wrongfully committed to an asylum in 1860, and her fight for freedom, women's rights, and reform.
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True story of Elizabeth Packard, wrongfully committed to an asylum in 1860, and her fight for freedom, women's rights, and reform.
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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. Her husband of twenty-one years is plotting against her because he feels increasingly threatened—by Elizabeth's intellect, independence, and unwillingness to stifle her own thoughts. So Theophilus makes a plan to put his wife back in her place. One summer morning, he has her committed to an insane asyl...
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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No romantic or sexual content present
Violence & gore
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Asylum abuses and harsh institutional treatment; not graphic gore
Profanity
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No evidence found in available sources
Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQIA+ representation present
Religious content
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Religious conflict with her pastor husband drives her wrongful commitment
Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or witchcraft present
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content present
Political content
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Central focus on women's rights, coverture laws, and asylum reform
Self-harm / suicide
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No evidence found in available sources
Abuse & suffering
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Wrongful commitment, asylum cruelty, and systemic oppression of wives
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