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The Woman They Could Not Silence: The Shocking Story of a Woman Who Dared to Fight Back by Kate Moore, Kate Moore
49 reviews
megnut's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, and Grief
Moderate: Suicide
cmbohn's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Ableism, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, and Gaslighting
Minor: Eating disorder, Slavery, Suicide, Excrement, and Suicide attempt
jhbandcats's review against another edition
4.25
That said, Wow. What a book. How is it that Elizabeth Packard is not a household name? She was extraordinary. Committed to an insane asylum because her husband found her outspokenness troublesome, she worked for three years to be freed, then worked the rest of her life to achieve equality for women, safety for mental patients, and the right of a mother to have custody of her children.
The author relies on diaries, letters, newspapers, and trial transcripts. Everything she writes has been thoroughly researched. Her work here is exceptional.
Having found Radium Girls equally important, I hope that Kate Moore continues to write. Her works are essential to understanding the history of the ordinary American in the late 18th - early 19th centuries.
Graphic: Bullying, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
lydiatheobald's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Physical abuse
Minor: Suicide and Forced institutionalization
fkshg8465's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria
plumpatio's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, and Gaslighting
kilonshele's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Bullying, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Torture, and Classism
Minor: Suicide
katiemack's review against another edition
This book did make me want to read Elizabeth’s works, though, which are apparently all available on hoopla (shameless library plug).
Graphic: Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse
ohlala_kaylala's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
alexisgarcia's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment