Elizabeth Packard: The Woman who would not be Silenced 6:00pm–7:00pm Carnegie North Mar 9 2026 Mon Elizabeth Packard: The Woman who would not be Silenced 6:00pm–7:00pm Carnegie North Library Branch: Lincoln Library Room: Carnegie North Program Type: Performance Event Details: Elizabeth Parsons Ware Packard was committed to the Illinois State Hospital (the state mental asylum) in 1860, and was kept under lock and key for three years, all the while protesting her sanity.