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The Woman They Could Not Silence: One Woman, Her Incredible Fight for Freedom, and the Men Who Tried to Make Her Disappear (MP3)
- Written by:
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Kate Moore
- Read by:
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Kate Moore
- Format:
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Unabridged MP3 CD Audio Book
- Number of CDs:
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1
- Duration:
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14 hours 36 minutes
- MP3 size:
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637 MB
- Published:
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June 22 2021
- Available Date:
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June 22 2021
- Age Category:
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Adult
- ISBN:
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9781867545255
- Genres:
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Non-fiction; Biography; Human Rights; True Crime
- Publisher:
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Bolinda audio
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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.
'Kate Moore has a rare gift for combining impeccable research and brilliantly mesmerizing storytelling.'
Hank Phillippi Ryan, USA Today bestselling author of The First to Lie and Her Perfect Life
'I have waited fifty years for this full-length biography of Elizabeth Parsons Ware Packard, and Kate Moore's The Woman They Could Not Silence is simply magnificent.'
Phyllis Chesler, bestselling author and feminist leader
'In Moore's expert hands, this beautifully-written tale unspools with drama and power, and puts Elizabeth Packard on the map at the most relevant moment imaginable.'
Liza Mundy, New York Times bestselling author of Code Girls