From the \;New York Times\, \;USA Today\, and \;Wall Street Journal \;bestselling author of \;Th e Radium Girls \;comes another dark and dramatic but ultimately uplift ing tale of a forgotten woman whose inspirational journey sparked lasting change for women's rights and exposed injustices that still resonate today .
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"Moore has written a masterpiece of nonfiction."&mdash\;Na
thalia Holt\, \;New York Times \;bestselling author of \;Rise
of the Rocket Girls
1860: As the clash between the states ro
lls slowly to a boil\, Elizabeth Packard\, housewife and mother of six\, i
s 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 becaus
e he feels increasingly threatened&mdash\;by Elizabeth's intellect\, indep
endence\, and unwillingness to stifle her own thoughts. So Theophilus make
s a plan to put his wife back in her place. One summer morning\, he has he
r committed to an insane asylum.
The horrific conditions inside the I
llinois State Hospital in Jacksonville\, Illinois\, are overseen by Dr. An
drew McFarland\, a man who will prove to be even more dangerous to Elizabe
th than her traitorous husband. But most disturbing is that Elizabeth is n
ot the only sane woman confined to the institution. There are many rationa
l women on her ward who tell the same story: they've been committed not be
cause they need medical treatment\, but to keep them in line&mdash\;conven
iently labeled "crazy" so their voices are ignored.
No one is willing
to fight for their freedom and\, disenfranchised both by gender and the s
tigma of their supposed madness\, they cannot possibly fight for themselve
s. But Elizabeth is about to discover that the merit of losing everything
is that you then have nothing to lose...
Bestselling author Kate M oore brings her sparkling narrative voice to \;The Woman They Could No t Silence\, an unputdownable story of the forgotten woman who courageously fought for her own freedom&mdash\;and in so doing freed millions more. El izabeth's refusal to be silenced and her ceaseless quest for justice not o nly challenged the medical science of the day\, and led to a giant leap fo rward in human rights\, it also showcased the most salutary lesson: someti mes\, the greatest heroes we have are those inside ourselves.
\n"The Woman They Could Not Silence \;is a remarkable story of perseverance in an unjust and hostile world."&mdash\;Susannah Cahalan\, \;New York Times \;bestselling author of \;Brain on Fire
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