But most disturbing is that Elizabeth is not the only sane woman confined to the institution. Andrew McFarland, a man who will prove to be even more dangerous to Elizabeth than her traitorous husband. The horrific conditions inside the Illinois State Hospital in Jacksonville, Illinois, are overseen by Dr. One summer morning, he has her committed to an insane asylum. So Theophilus makes a plan to put his wife back in her place. 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. The enemy sits across the table and sleeps in the next room. 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 whose inspirational journey sparked lasting change for women’s rights and exposed injustices that still resonate today.ġ860: As the clash between the states rolls slowly to a boil, Elizabeth Packard, housewife and mother of six, is facing her own battle.
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