The Woman They Could Not Silence

I have never been more thankful to be a woman of the 21st century. It's easy to hear existence of the history of women's oppression and shrug it off as something long ago with no relevance to our times. Hearing just how bad it was, (married) women having no rights at all, is infuriating. Elizabeth Packard's story is one of inspiration and persistence. Though there are still unfortunately areas where women are still not considered equal to men, it put things into perspective, and one has to be grateful for the times and assured hope is never lost.

That being said, I was not thrilled with the postscript portion of the book. I find comparing Mrs Packard's torture to modern day issues almost blasphemous (and frankly, ironic with one of the first quotes written in the book). I won't let this influence my rating of the story the book focuses on, but I must air my frustration that after spending three days enraptured by this book to have the afterglow tainted by modern opinion.