Elizabeth Parsons Ware Packard was one of the women whose first hand account we read this week. Her description of her treatment by her husband and experience in the asylum was one that stuck out to me the most. I found it shocking the level of indifference and anger her husband had towards her – at least according to her account. I think her experience is one that should be more well known when studying not only women in asylums but also women’s treatment and gender roles in the 19th century. This is her wikipedia page that provides more general information about her.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Packard
