Description
| Product ID: | 9781914484001 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Woman They Could Not Silence |
| Subtitle: | one woman, her incredible fight for freedom, and the men who tried to make her disappear |
| Authors: | Author: Kate Moore |
| Page Count: | 560 |
| Subjects: | Biography: historical, political and military, Biography: historical, political & military, True stories of heroism, endurance and survival, Social and cultural history, Feminism and feminist theory, Gender studies: women and girls, Civics and citizenship, True stories of heroism, endurance & survival, Social & cultural history, Feminism & feminist theory, Gender studies: women, Civil rights & citizenship |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating From the internationally bestselling author of The Radium Girls comes a dark but ultimately uplifting tale of a woman whose incredible journey still resonates today. Elizabeth Packard was an ordinary Victorian housewife and mother of six. That was, until the first Woman’s Rights Convention was held in 1848, inspiring Elizabeth and many other women to dream of greater freedoms. She began voicing her opinions on politics and religion — opinions that her husband did not share. Incensed and deeply threatened by her growing independence, he had her declared ‘slightly insane’ and committed to an asylum. Inside the Illinois State Hospital, Elizabeth found many other perfectly lucid women who, like her, had been betrayed by their husbands and incarcerated for daring to have a voice. But just because you are sane, doesn’t mean that you can escape a madhouse …Fighting the stigma of her gender and her supposed madness, Elizabeth embarked on a ceaseless quest for justice. It not only challenged the medical science of the day and saved untold others from suffering her fate, it ultimately led to a giant leap forward in human rights the world over. |
| Imprint Name: | Scribe Publications |
| Publisher Name: | Scribe Publications |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2021-06-22 |