A review by sde
The Woman They Could Not Silence: The Timeless Story of an Outspoken Woman and the Men Who Tried to Make Her Disappear by Kate Moore

3.0

It was hard for me to rate this one. The title woman, Elizabeth Packard, was an amazing woman who spearheaded change in mental institutions despite being (wrongly) committed to one. Why isn't she more famous? Why hadn't I heard of her before? She was so determined, indominable, and was up against odds that I never could have overcome.

But I felt the story went on too long with too many details. Yet almost all of it is based on amazing research and primary sources, so if I were the writer, I am not sure what I would cut out.