Mrs Packard Rand Harrison drinking too much wine

drinking too much wine

By emphasizing cooperation over coercion--building bridges instead of bunkers--she left us with not only an important story about our past but a model for a modern form of politics

with loving husbands and often with young children

for he will stop at nothing to reclaim her

Mrs Packard Rand Harrison drinking too much wineIllinois, 1861: Without proof of insanity, Elizabeth Packard is committed by her husband to an asylum. Based on historical events, Emily Mann's play tells of one woman's struggle to right a system gone wrong. "Emily Mann is one of our most urgently engaging, provocative and significant American playwrights." Joyce Carol Oates "Elizabeth Packard emerges as a vibrant, passionate force of nature." New York Times Author: Emily Mann Publisher: Broadway