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The Woman They Could Not Silence: The Timeless Story of One Woman's Journey to Be Heard | Kate Moore

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Finished last week for #SheSaid Elizabeth Packard was an amazing woman who I knew very little about until this book. She did so much to fight for her own rights but even more to fight for the rights of the voiceless—women & those with mental health issues, or really rather, those who were judged to be insane but were not & typically forced into asylums by husbands or male family members to silence ⬇️

Riveted_Reader_Melissa, DieAReader, Librarybelle, julieclair

Librarybelle This is a good one for #RealHistory ! 5d

TieDyeDude Here is a great coda to her story: https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/160-years-later-activist-elizabeth-packard-... 5d

tpixie @DebinHawaii this was an amazing read about an incredible woman! 5d

DieAReader 💖💖💖 4d

julieclair Wow. Stacking. 3d

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staci.reads

The Woman They Could Not Silence: The Timeless Story of One Woman's Journey to Be Heard | Kate Moore

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Knowing now what Elizabeth Packard endured, fought against, and accomplished, it is infuriating (but not surprising) that her story wasn't commonly known history. It's an incredible story about resilience and advocacy and an all-too-relevant reminder about how hard and how recently our predecessors had to fight to earn basic rights for women in our country. Great read for May's #SheSaid selection! @Riveted_Reader_Melissa

TieDyeDude Here is a great coda to her story: https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/160-years-later-activist-elizabeth-packard-... 1w

staci.reads @TieDyeDude That's fantastic! Thanks for sharing. 6d

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MallenNC

The Woman They Could Not Silence: The Timeless Story of One Woman's Journey to Be Heard | Kate Moore

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Kate Moore does a great job with women‘s history that isn‘t as known as it should be. Her narrative style reads very easily, even as the subject matter makes you madder and madder. It‘s hard on one hand to believe that women could be declared insane just for want to be learn, speaking her own mind, or even reading. I was really impressed by Elizabeth Packard‘s determination in her fight against injustice. Spoiler below. #SheSaid

MallenNC It was nice to read that Elizabeth was vindicated eventually but I hate that her husband and the doctor at the asylum never really got what they deserved for what they did to her and others. But that‘s real life. 2w

Suet624 I agree with all of this. I was so mad when I was reading this. 2w

MallenNC @Suet624 I felt the same way reading Radium Girls by her. Women were just not believed. It‘s infuriating. 2w

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vlwelser

The Woman They Could Not Silence: The Timeless Story of One Woman's Journey to Be Heard | Kate Moore

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This was very interesting and well written. The author must have done an absurd amount of research.

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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2w

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I who Have Never Known Men: A Novel | Jacqueline Harpman

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Next up for #SheSaid

Our next pick is fiction this month. And there are no chapters or parts. So read when you can, enjoy the spring or fall depending on where you are. And I will see you all at the end of the month to discuss this book.

Put in your library holds & interlibrary loans…. Make sure you request in translation for your area.

Julsmarshall The wait times from my library were wild but this one is so intriguing, I didn‘t want to wait. Ebook is only $9 so an impulse buy on this rainy day off seemed like a good idea :) 2w

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa

I who Have Never Known Men: A Novel | Jacqueline Harpman

Next up for #SheSaid

Our next pick is fiction this month. And there are no chapters or parts. So read when you can, enjoy the spring or fall depending on where you are. And I will see you all at the end of the month to discuss this book.

Put in your library holds & interlibrary loans…. Make sure you request in translation for your area.

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @SamAnne @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @DebinHawaii @Currey @Augustdana @Suet624 @Singout @mhillis @megnews @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @staci.reads @AllDebooks @psalva @Amor4Libros @DGRachel @Smrloomis ⤵️ 2w

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk @JenlovesJT47 @Karisa @fredthemoose @mandarchy @BookBosomed1 @ncsufoxes @Readergrrl @TheKidUpstairs @charl08 @CatLass007 @Christine If anyone would like added or removed from the tag list, please let me know! 😉 2w

vlwelser This is a great idea. I love being able to read at my own crazy pace. 2w

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AllDebooks I have this, count me in 😀 2w

Suet624 I've put a hold on it at the library! 2w

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser it usually works well for our fiction reads, which tends to work out well in the spring and winter holiday season. I little more laid back….so you can get out and do picnic, graduation, garden things when the weather is good…and then holiday get togethers, planning, shopping, cooking things. This one with no chapters or sections just said, nope no structure. 😂 2w

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @Suet624 it‘s not very long, so plenty of time. 2w

vlwelser I thrive under no structure. 😂 2w

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser I know, I kind of prefer it for fiction myself. Non-fiction can be more difficult that way. At least for me and for denser reads, for me breaking them down into section seems to help. But as always it really does depend on the book. 2w

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser our last book could have worked really well as a end of the month discussion. Some of the more academically written it‘s nice to be able to talk about the specific things in different sections 2w

vlwelser I think with the last book because it was so long we all ended up on different timelines. Which made discussing it slightly disjointed 1w

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa

The Woman They Could Not Silence: The Timeless Story of One Woman's Journey to Be Heard | Kate Moore

Hello #SheSaid!

I am way behind on this book…. Family issues. But I‘m so glad it‘s still going well for everyone, I cannot wait to see what happens next. See you all in the comments!

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @SamAnne @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @DebinHawaii @Currey @Augustdana @Suet624 @Singout @mhillis @megnews @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @staci.reads @AllDebooks @psalva @Amor4Libros @DGRachel @Smrloomis ⤵️ 2w

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk @JenlovesJT47 @Karisa @fredthemoose @mandarchy @BookBosomed1 @ncsufoxes @Readergrrl @TheKidUpstairs @charl08 @CatLass007 @Christine If anyone would like added or removed from the tag list, please let me know! 😉 2w

vlwelser I really appreciated this book a great deal. The amount of research done on this fairly obscure historical icon is pretty stunning. I had no knowledge of this woman but she made so many impactful marks on the world. 2w

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staci.reads After reading about her nitariaty at the time and her impact on legislation, I am appalled, and saddened, that she became "lost" to history. It overwhelms me to think about how many women, who made such a difference, have been forgotten, and it makes me grateful for authors like this who are uncovering their stories. 2w

MallenNC This is one of those books that I can‘t say I enjoyed because of the subject matter but I thought it was very well done and I glad to have learned about Elizabeth‘s life. Kate Moore does a great job with these parts of history 2w

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @MallenNC I may be behind, but I am loving how it is written and reads like living history…not just research. Makes me want to pick up anything the author writes. 2w

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @staci.reads the disappearing of stories and people that change things/history is really hitting home for me right now as they delete history stories off of official websites etc. I feel like I need to find an old school Encyclopedia set to keep in my house so that some things can not just be erased. 2w

Riveted_Reader_Melissa … but I guess it is not knew. Books like “12 Years a Slave” disappeared and were rediscovered much later. 2w

MallenNC @Riveted_Reader_Melissa Have you read Radium Girls, her previous book? I think it‘s even better. 2w

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @MallenNC no, I have not yet. I‘ll have to move it up my huge TBR list 2w

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Suet624

Becoming a Matriarch | Helen Knott

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Finished this a while back & forgot to post about it. I read Knott‘s first book and loved it. This one took me quite some time to engage with but by the second half I was locked in. Knott lost her matriarchs - her mother and grandmother - within a short period of time and she writes of her unexpressed grief and displacement. This was a soft pick.

Thanks to @Riveted_Reader_Melissa and #SheSaid for the opportunity to read this.

Riveted_Reader_Melissa You‘re welcome. I received the book back too! 2w

Suet624 @Riveted_Reader_Melissa great! 2w

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa

The Woman They Could Not Silence: The Timeless Story of One Woman's Journey to Be Heard | Kate Moore

Hello #SheSaid! How are you this week?

See you in the comments, please just drop in when you finish this week‘s section…

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @vlwelser @SamAnne @Julsmarshall @arlenefinnigan @CoffeeK8. @MallenNC @DebinHawaii @Currey @Augustdana @Suet624 @Singout @mhillis @megnews @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll @staci.reads @AllDebooks @psalva @Amor4Libros @DGRachel @Smrloomis ⤵️ 3w

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk @JenlovesJT47 @Karisa @fredthemoose @mandarchy @BookBosomed1 @ncsufoxes @Readergrrl @TheKidUpstairs @charl08 @CatLass007 @Christine If anyone would like added or removed from the tag list, please let me know! 😉 3w

Riveted_Reader_Melissa I myself am a bit behind this week, so I will stop back in a bit and add my comments & impressions….hopefully if my phone stops ringing this weekend 😂 3w

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MallenNC I‘m actually on track for this one. I won‘t spoil (if you can spoil nonfiction) other than to say I was so impressed by her determination and the ways she found to use her voice and her writings to help herself and others. And the men in her life continue to be infuriating 3w

vlwelser @MallenNC same 💯 3w

vlwelser She encounters all these obstacles and just keeps fighting. She's fierce. I do feel so bad for her children to have been caught up in all of this. The husband is a giant douche canoe. Like let it go dude. But I guess it's hard to admit that you might be wrong. 3w

staci.reads I finally got caught up. I really enjoyed reading about the trial. It was a little reaffirming to see people rally around the bleaknesses and infuriating first half. I also have found it interesting to see the varied reactions of her children once she is released considering their father's ongoing campaign to turn them against her. 3w

Riveted_Reader_Melissa I am way behind…. Family issues. But I‘m so glad it‘s still going well for everyone, I can not wait to see what happens next. 2w

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The Woman They Could Not Silence: The Timeless Story of One Woman's Journey to Be Heard | Kate Moore

“Is there no man in this crowd to protect this woman?” Rebecca Blessing shouted, pacing the platform. “Is there no man? If I were a man, I would seize her!” But Rebecca was not a man, she had no power…[Elizabeth] was ushered to her seat, the train beginning to pull away, to bear her away from her home. But it was not just her home Elizabeth was leaving: her liberty lay shattered on the track, her reputation for sanity dead beside it. #SheSaid

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