Description: This book delves into the deeply personal and societal consequences of denying women their basic rights. Through the author's own harrowing experience of wrongful imprisonment in a 19th-century insane asylum, it exposes the injustices faced by married women who dared to express independent thoughts and beliefs. The author's poignant narrative sheds light on the prevailing social fabric of the time, where the suppression of individual rights, particularly those of women, was not only tolerated but also legally sanctioned. This historical context serves as a backdrop for the author's exploration of themes such as freedom of conscience, religious intolerance, and the arbitrary nature of power. By challenging the notion of insanity as a crime rather than a misfortune, the author raises profound questions about the treatment of those deemed different or inconvenient. This book serves as a powerful reminder of the importance of individual liberty and the devastating effects of its denial. Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books.This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. This text has been digitally restored from a historical edition. Some aesthetic errors may persist, however it has been deemed that any such will not detract from the work's significant historical value. The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase.
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Original Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: America
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Intended Audience: Adults
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Book Title: Prisoners' Hidden Life, or Insane Asylums Unveiled : As Demonstrated by the Report of the Investigating Committee of the Legislature of Illinois, Together with Mrs. Packard's Coadjutors' Testimony (Classic Reprint)
Number of Pages: 500 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Publication Year: 2015
Topic: General
Item Height: 1 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
Item Weight: 23.5 Oz
Item Length: 9 in
Author: E. P. W. Packard
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
