The Woman Who Would Not Be Silenced

Laura Keyes will portray Elizabeth Packard, unjustly committed to Jacksonville State Hospital in 1860, at Illinois College’s Sibert Theater. Inspired by Kate Moore’s The Woman They Could Not Silence, the performance depicts Packard’s fight against wrongful institutionalization and her advocacy for women’s rights. Keyes, an award-winning re-enactor, brings Packard’s 1864 struggles to life. Includes a Q&A and complements the museum’s State Hospital exhibit. Seating is first-come, first-served. Presented by the Jacksonville Area Museum.