"The Power of Marriage as Embodied in the Case of Mrs. Packard and Self-Defense Against Charges of Untouchability" is a work in which the author Elizabeth Parsons Ware Packard reveals the difficult aspects of marriage and family support in the nineteenth century. The story of the struggle for self-responsibility and justice raises questions about power, gender roles and mental health. This book is an important document of women's self-awareness and the defense of human rights in difficult circumstances.