Marital Power Exemplified in Mrs. Packard's Trial, and Self-Defence from the Charge of Insanity

"Marital Power Exemplified in Mrs. Packard's Trial, and Self-Defence from the Charge of Insanity" by Mrs. E. P. W. Packard is a historical account where a woman finds herself fighting for her freedom when her husband, a reverend, declares her insane due to religious disagreements, resulting in her forced confinement in an asylum. The story centers on Mrs. Packard's battle against both her husband’s authority and the oppressive mental health systems of the time, revealing the legal and societal biases that allowed such injustices to occur, and follows her journey through legal proceedings as she tries to prove her sanity and challenge the misuse of power within her marriage. Through courage and determination, she confronts the prejudices of the era and struggles for justice, the narrative unveils the vulnerabilities of women within 19th-century marriage and the desperate fight for self-determination against overwhelming odds.