Elizabeth Packard: The Woman Who Defied Insanity Laws with Weird Distractions

Lindsay and Madison are joined by Alex from Weird Distractions to discuss Elizabeth Packard, as well as why asylums were prisons, that you shouldn’t trust anyone who believes in TULIPS, and how to fight for the rights of others and kick ass doing it. Information pulled from the following sources: 2023 Grunge article by Marina Manoukian 2022 Indiana State Library article by Jocelyn Lewis 2022 Women’s History article by Mariana Brandman 2019 Illinois History & Lincoln Collections article Encyclopedia.com Find a Grave History of American Women article Illinois Courts article by Dr. Samuel Wheeler National Library of Medicine Care & Custody collection Wikipedia Go check out our friend Alex over at the Weird Distractions podcast. Get your groceries and essentials delivered in as fast as 1 hour via Instacart. Free delivery on your first 3 orders. Min $10 per order. Terms apply. Become a member on Buy Me A Coffee for as little as $1/month to support the show. You can write to us at: Ye Olde Crime Podcast, PO Box 341, Wyoming, MN 55092. Join the conversation over at the Cultiv8 Discord and join the Olde Crimers Cubby to chat with us and other listeners of the show. Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, Spotify, Podcast Addict, Audible, or Goodpods! Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices