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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 by Kate Moore
37 reviews
gondorgirl's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Gaslighting, Bullying, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Blood, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Violence, Classism, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Misogyny, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical trauma
em23jjh's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Confinement, and Torture
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
emilyferrise's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Confinement and Mental illness
Moderate: Physical abuse and Emotional abuse
Minor: Suicide
beth_s98's review against another edition
4.25
Reading it almost feels like reading a novel, and it felt very well researched, with lots of evidence beyond just the main plot of the story. I thought the pacing and the way the story was divided really worked. Around the middle of the story it got hard to put down, I was so interested!
There were a few things I felt were a little repetitive, but usually I could follow the justification. Overall I think this book was both very informative and very accessible, which means if you’re someone looking to get into reading more nonfiction, I think this could be a great place to start.
I do want to stress that the topics of violence against women/mental patients, the total control of coverture, and the legal cases are throughout the whole book, and can get hard to read. I definitely had to take breaks as I was reading for my own mental health. Please take the content warnings seriously!
Graphic: Violence, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Confinement, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, and Sexism
Moderate: Eating disorder and Domestic abuse
em_frost's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Physical abuse
wordsofclover's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Misogyny
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Physical abuse
megnut's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Misogyny, Bullying, Confinement, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Torture
Moderate: Suicide
ocoury23's review against another edition
4.0
This book was incredible to listen to and learn from, but also was incredibly long. Elizabeth Packard was a name I had never heard before, but her story is inspiring and I would highly recommend this for book for any adult-level readers (due to the sensitive content that is discussed). Truthfully, my main drawback to this was the length - I’m not sure if I would be able to work my way through this again without taking my time.
Graphic: Confinement, Physical abuse, Blood, Mental illness, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Excrement and Suicide
cmbohn's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Mental illness, Ableism, Confinement, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, and Forced institutionalization
Minor: Slavery, Eating disorder, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Excrement
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: Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Excrement, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Misogyny, Bullying, Death, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Abandonment, Chronic illness, Classism, Physical abuse, Torture, Medical trauma, Racism, Sexism, and Violence