When We Spoke to the Dead: How Ghosts Gave American Women Their Voice - Paperback
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When We Spoke to the Dead: How Ghosts Gave American Women Their Voice
Ghosts spoke. Women listened. Everything changed.
It began with whispers in a dimly lit room. In the 1840s, the Fox Sisters--and the legions of mediums they inspired--ignited the Spiritualist movement that swept through Victorian parlors and presidential campaigns alike. Contacting the dead wasn't merely a parlor trick: It was a political statement, a declaration of self that still echoes. Séances...
Ilise S. Carter is freelance writer and performer based in New York City. Her first book, The Red Menace: How Lipstick Changed the Face of American History from Prometheus Books has been called "one of the most fascinating fashion histories I've ever read" by Harper's. As her award-winning stage persona, The Lady Aye, she has worked as sideshow performer with acts ranging from Rob Zombie to...
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