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Elizabeth Packard: The Woman who would not be Silenced

Monday, March 9, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Carnegie North at Lincoln Library
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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.

Library Branch: Lincoln Library
Room: Carnegie North
Program Type: Performance
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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.