Episode 68: Elizabeth Packard- a woman who couldn’t take it any longer

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Today, we dive into the remarkable life of Elizabeth Parsons Ware Packard — a woman whose courage not only challenged the 19th-century mental health system but also became a beacon for women's rights and legal reform.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Packard

https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/elizabeth-packard

https://strongwomeninhistory.com/2024/12/02/elizabeth-ware-packard-silent-no-more/

https://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/careandcustody/collection-detail.html?imgid=4&imgName=OB12790-md

https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5406/j.ctt1xcj83

https://www.womenhistoryblog.com/2013/01/elizabeth-packard.html


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