Get the Summary of Kate Moore's The Woman They Could Not Silence in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Elizabeth Packard's life was irrevocably altered when her husband Theophilus, a preacher, deemed her insane due to her independent thoughts and support for women's rights, which clashed with 19th-century ideals of female passivity. Theophilus's efforts to silence Elizabeth included confining her to their home and eventually committing her to an asylum. Despite the oppressive environment and Theophilus's betrayal, Elizabeth found allies and maintained her composure, using her intellect and writing to argue for her sanity

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