From the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal
bestselling author of The Radium Girls comes another dark and
dramatic but ultimately uplifting tale of a forgotten woman hero
whose inspirational journey sparked lasting change for women's
rights and exposed injustices that still resonate today. 1860: As
the clash between the states rolls slowly to a boil, Elizabeth
Packard, housewife and mother of six, is 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 because he
feels increasingly threatened-by Elizabeth's intellect,
independence, and unwillingness to stifle her own thoughts. So he
makes a plan to put his wife back in her place. One summer morning,
he has her committed to an insane asylum. The horrific conditions
inside the Illinois State Hospital in Jacksonville, Illinois, are
overseen by Dr. Andrew McFarland, a man who will prove to be even
more dangerous to Elizabeth than her traitorous husband. But most
disturbing is that Elizabeth is not the only sane woman confined to
the institution. There are many rational women on her ward who tell
the same story: they've been committed not because they need
medical treatment, but to keep them in line-conveniently labeled
"crazy" so their voices are ignored. No one is willing to fight for
their freedom and, disenfranchised both by gender and the stigma of
their supposed madness, they cannot possibly fight for themselves.
But Elizabeth is about to discover that the merit of losing
everything is that you then have nothing to lose... Bestselling
author Kate Moore brings her sparkling narrative voice to The Woman
They Could Not Silence, an unputdownable story of the forgotten
woman who courageously fought for her own freedom-and in so doing
freed millions more. Elizabeth's refusal to be silenced and her
ceaseless quest for justice not only challenged the medical science
of the day, and led to a giant leap forward in human rights, it
also showcased the most salutary lesson: sometimes, the greatest
heroes we have are those inside ourselves. Praise for The Woman
They Could Not Silence: "Like Radium Girls, this volume is a
page-turner."-Library Journal, STARRED review "A veritable tour de
force about how far women's rights have come and how far we still
have to go...Put this book in the hands of every young
feminist."-Booklist, STARRED review "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. You will be riveted-and inspired. Bravo!"-Liza Mundy,
New York Times bestselling author of Code Girls
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