Elizabeth Packard’s Fight out of the Asylums

Elizabeth Packard’s Fight out of the Asylums

Constant Wonder - Season 2022, Episode 1113

Aug 2, 2021 6:00 am
52:12 mins

Three years jailed in an insane asylum could not silence this woman nor her quest for women's rights.

Episode Segments

Episode Segments

Elizabeth Packard’s Fight out of the Asylums

"Insane asylums" were anything but sanctuaries and not everyone admitted was insane.

"Insane asylums" were anything but sanctuaries and not everyone admitted was insane.

Surgeon and Suffragette Wins Congressional Medal of Honor

Mary Walker—Civil War doctor, Union spy, suffragette, and proud wearer of pants.

Mary Walker—Civil War doctor, Union spy, suffragette, and proud wearer of pants.

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