Podcasts about Victorian America

What really happened inside the Borden house that bloody summer morning — and could Lizzie's silence have been hiding more than just guilt?Darkness Syndicate members get the ad-free version of #WeirdDarkness: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateDISCLAIMER: Ads heard during the podcast that are not in my voice are placed by third party agencies outside of my control and should not imply an endorsement by Weird Darkness or myself. *** Stories and content in Weird Darkness can be disturbing for some listeners and intended for mature audiences only. Parental discretion is strongly advised.IN THIS EPISODE: She looms large in the annals of American crime lore. A romantic relationship gone awry and troubles at home could explain why many still believe Lizzie Borden killed her parents. (Spending The Night With Lizzie Borden) *** Many years before Adolph Hitler and Germany's Nazis created Auschwitz, there was another concentration camp that experienced deaths in tens of thousands. But this encampment of turpitude wasn't located in Germany – or anywhere near Europe. It was located in the land of the free… the home of the brave. The USA. (The Devil's Punchbowl) *** Several people have returned from their near-death experiences reporting they were briefly in the fiery pits of hell. Is there any truth to their claims? (They Escaped Hell's Clutches) *** Have you ever seen what appears to be a shadow person or dark figure (stationary or moving) with your own eyes, close up or far away, ​maybe even in your peripheral vision or dream state? Perhaps you have felt the sensation of someone  standing behind you and then you turn around but no one was there? What is it that you are seeing when this happens? (Who Are The Shadow People?)CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate and Only Accurate For the Commercial Version)…00:00:00.000 = Lead-In00:00:50.704 = Show Open00:02:54.240 = Spending The Night With Lizzie Borden00:19:18.753 = They Escaped Hell's Clutches00:26:44.011 = The Devil's Punchbowl: America's Concentration Camp00:34:34.889 = Who Are The Shadow People?01:02:18.973 = Show Close, Verse, and Final ThoughtSOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…“Spending The Night With Lizzie Borden” written by Darren Marlar ***Sources include Aliza Polkes: http://bit.ly/2X60g70, Zillow: http://bit.ly/2X6TmOM, Kelly McClure: http://bit.ly/2KDy3hj, Catherine Phelan: http://bit.ly/2xkNsdv, Sarah Mangiola: http://bit.ly/2xdVd55. Lizzie Borden monologue written by Brandy Purdy:https://amzn.to/2IRCCTb, female narration by voice actor Katrina Carpenter: http://bit.ly/2Jdd8hZ“The Devil's Punchbowl: America's Concentration Camp” by Claire Bernish: http://bit.ly/2YeAlqd“They Escaped Hell's Clutches” posted at Earth Chronicles: http://bit.ly/2xoGl49“Who Are The Shadow People?” by Natalia Kuna: http://bit.ly/2X10esl=====(Over time links seen above may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)= = = = ="I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46= = = = =WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness.=====Originally aired: June 05, 2022EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/LizzieBordenFinalTestimonyTAGS: Lizzie Borden, Lizzie Borden axe murders, Fall River Massachusetts, Abby Borden, Andrew Borden, Borden murders, true crime podcast, historical true crime, unsolved murders, 1800s murder case, Victorian crime, female killers, women who kill, Lizzie Borden trial, Borden house ghost, Maplecroft Mansion, haunted bed and breakfast, historical fiction, Brandy Purdy, Secrets of Lizzie Borden, axe murder mystery, Victorian scandal, infamous trials, paranormal history, haunted Massachusetts, ghost stories, murder mystery, crime reenactment, murder confessions, Lizzie Borden diary, 19th century crime, creepy historical tales, Weird Darkness podcast, supernatural crime stories, historical unsolved mystery, Borden family drama, Victorian America crime, spooky B&Bs, haunted houses USA, eerie real stories, ghosts and legends, murder house tourism, haunted inns, cursed homes, Lizzie Borden bed and breakfast

At the same time that the rural garden movement was launching and thriving in Victorian America, the Magnificent Seven were being established in London. The founding of these seven cemeteries was an effort to establish private cemeteries outside of London to alleviate the overcrowding in the city's churchyards. Small parish churchyards had provided burial space for hundreds of years, but with a burgeoning London population, burial space was shrinking and citizens were becoming worried about the unhealthy conditions. These new suburban cemeteries would be Kensal Green Cemetery, West Norwood Cemetery, Highgate Cemetery, Abney Park Cemetery, Brompton Cemetery, Nunhead Cemetery, and Tower Hamlets Cemetery. These cemeteries wouldn't get their nickname until 1981 and the name came from architectural historian Hugh Meller who was inspired by the 1960 western film "The Magnificent Seven."  Intro and Outro music "Stones and Bones" was written and produced by History Goes Bump and any use is strictly prohibited. Check us out at: https://historygoesbump.com Other music used in this episode: Titles: "Ghost Town" Artist: Tim Kulig (timkulig.com) Licensed under Creative Commons By Attribution 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0997280/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 Franklin Theme created and produced by History Goes Bump Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Nous recevons l'artiste Emily Jane White. Elle est née à Oakland, en Californie, et est une chanteuse, instrumentiste et compositrice américaine. Dès son jeune âge, elle a été attirée par la musique folk et a appris à chanter, jouer du piano et de la guitare. Après avoir étudié à l'université de Californie à Santa Cruz, elle a effectué un séjour à Bordeaux avant de s'établir à San Francisco. Emily Jane White a sorti sept albums solo. Elle a entamé sa carrière musicale en tant que membre de groupes punk et métal pendant ses études universitaires, notamment avec son groupe, Diamond Star Halos. Son premier album, "Dark Undercoat", a vu le jour en 2007, suivi de "Victorian America" en 2009. Elle a ensuite publié des albums tels que "Ode to Sentience" (2010), "Blood/Lines" (2013), "They Moved in Shadow All Together" (2016) et "Immanent Fire" (2019), explorant des thèmes tels que l'effondrement environnemental, le capitalisme et le patriarcat. Le sixième album d'Emily Jane White, "Immanent Fire", sorti en 2019, est salué pour son élégance, sa subtilité d'orchestration et ses compositions intemporelles. En 2022, elle a dévoilé "Alluvion", où chaque chanson est une mise en garde sur les temps troubles à venir, explorant des thèmes universels au-delà des connotations traditionnelles du folk. Le style musical d'Emily Jane White est souvent décrit comme du dark-folk émouvant, avec des ballades somptueuses, épurées, captivantes et lumineuses. Elle exprime un intérêt pour "le côté sombre de la vie" en dévoilant des subtilités et des nuances souvent ignorées. Ses inspirations littéraires comprennent des auteurs tels que Cormac McCarthy, Emily Brontë, Edna St. Vincent Millay et Edgar Allan Poe. La musique d'Emily Jane White est reconnue pour ses textures vocales éthérées et ses atmosphères fantomatiques, faisant d'elle une artiste authentique et humble, exprimant avec personnalité son propre univers artistique. Merci Emily et Jim pour la traduction. Show Me the War The Hands Above Me Bessie Smith Dagger Red Serpent Thoroughbred Behind the Glass Infernal Light

In this unique episode, we engage in a conversation with Salina B. Baker, an accomplished author of historical fiction, who has received multiple awards for her work. Additionally, she is a historian specializing in the American Revolution and Victorian America.She has just released an outstanding novel titled "The Line of Splendor: A Novel of Nathanael Greene and the American Revolution." In our conversation, we delve into the intricate relationship between General Greene and his close French ally, the Marquis de La Fayette. This profound friendship holds significance not only for the two men but also for the broader context of the American Revolution, symbolizing the enduring and meaningful connection between France and the United States of America in various aspects.Timecodes:Introduction03:01 - Meet Nathanael Greene09:57 - Greene and La Fayette20:40 - Working Together27:39 - Fighting for the Cause30:41 - Friends after the War40:16 - ConclusionMusic: Marche pour la cérémonie des Turcs, composed by Jean-Baptiste Lully, arranged and performed by Jérôme Arfouche.Artwork:  "Nathanael Greene in General uniform" by Charles Willson Peale (left) and "The young Marquis de Lafayette wearing his uniform as Major General of the Continental Army" by Charles Willson Peale (right).Recommended link: Salina B. Baker's website (https://www.salinabbaker.com/)Support the showReach out, support the show and give me feedback! Follow the podcast on social media Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or on Spotify Become a patron on Patreon to support the show Buy me a Coffee Get beautiful “La Fayette, We are Here!” merchandise from TeePublic

Christmas traditions evolved over the 19th century, combining influences from the days of the Dutch settlers with British practices inspired by the work of Dickens, and along the way, they became something truly American.  In this special holiday episode,  the Gilded Gentleman visits with Ann Haddad, House Historian of New York's 1832 Merchant's House Museum, and takes a look at how the well-to-do Tredwell family and their servants would have celebrated the holiday around mid-century.  We then travel outside the city up to the Hudson Valley for a visit with Maria Reynolds, curator of the Mills Mansion in Staatsburgh, New York,  a grand Stanford White designed country house right out of the Gilded Age. For the Mills family, the holidays of 1899 and 1900 in the country included many outdoor winter activities, including sledding and skating and even, with a great greenhouse on the estate, some special items served on holiday tables.  And through some unique archival material, we'll even get a sense of just who may have come to visit for a holiday dinner. 

Kerry Minervini was once a PTA member looking to make a difference as the mom of two boys in Marietta City Schools. Now, she has begun her second consecutive, year-long term as chair of the Marietta Board of Education, after an unanimous vote by the seven-member board to return her to the role. In March, Minervini will mark six years as a board member. She recalls coming into the role thinking she knew what the board did, though she quickly realized she “had no clue.” With all that happened in 2022, from three new board members to shuffling through three different principals at Marietta High School, Minervini deemed it “the year of change.” Even with almost six years under her belt, then, 2022 was another learning curve for Minervini. Minervini said challenges the board had to address early in 2022 included an uptick in student discipline issues following the 2021 Christmas break, something she said was not helped by the social experiences kids lost to COVID. Minervini is turning her sights toward the district's priorities for 2023 after a year that was defined by uncertainties. She identified five areas that the board will focus on this year, starting with the top priority: improving district-wide literacy. Minervini said third grade reading levels are significant indicators of a student's future success, and that “a really large portion” of Marietta third graders were below the reading level. Rivera said 37.5% of the district's third graders scored below grade level on the English language arts portion of the Georgia Milestones End of Grade tests. It's on the district, she said, to bring those reading levels up, which it will attempt to do through targeted tutoring programs this month for third graders at each of the district's elementary schools who need extra help. Minervini said parents had to opt their children into the programs, which will be small-group tutoring sessions after school. The program will run until the district's next round of MAP testing in April, she noted, at which time the board “is hoping to see some return on investment.” Gary Varner built Allatoona's football program from the ground up, turning it into a consistent winner and molding it into one of the best programs in the state. Now, the only head coach the Buccaneers have known is ready to hand the reins to someone else to keep the ship afloat. Varner stepped down from his post Tuesday, shortly after having a meeting with his players and sending out an email message to parents. The move comes with the hope that Varner can finally get healthy. During the second half of his tenure at Allatoona, Varner has underwent three cancer surgeries — the last coming last spring. It limited him to having to coach the first half of the 2022 season from the press box. Once the season was complete, Varner and his family — he and his wife, Emily, have four children — came to the conclusion that it was the right time to step away. Former Harrison coach Matt Dickmann, a good friend and on-field adversary of Varner's, said he was happy to know that Varner would be putting himself first for a change. Through his health issues, Varner may have done some of his best coaching this season. After Allatoona got off to a 1-5 start, which included close losses to ranked teams Kell and Cartersville, it rallied to win its final four games of the regular season and then won a first-round playoff game to finish the year 6-6. It marked the 13th straight season in which Allatoona made the playoffs. The William Root House Museum from February 1-25 will have the house as it would have appeared during a Victorian-era wedding and reception. No wedding had a greater impact on marriage rituals and traditions than Queen Victoria's wedding to Prince Albert on February 10, 1840. Southerners, in particular, had a fascination with the British aristocracy and eagerly adopted their customs and etiquette. Museum visitors will see how a Southern middle-class family like the Roots would have planned their nuptials and learn the origin of many wedding customs and traditions still practiced today. Nineteenth century wedding illustrations, invitations and an authentic 1860s gown will be displayed during this exhibit. Exhibit admission is included in the cost of regular museum admission. In conjunction with the exhibit, the William Root House will also host a special after-hours program called “Sex, Love, and Marriage in Victorian America” on February 18 at 7 p.m. This program is restricted to guests 18 years or older. Tickets for this program are $15 per person and must be purchased online in advance. Space is limited. For more information, visit WilliamRootHouse.com/Wedding. The Development Authority of Cobb County took the first step this week toward approving an additional $1.5 million in bonds for a senior living apartment complex in south Cobb. The Prestwick Development and Marietta Housing Authority-backed venture previously received $13.5 million for the project, but representatives said rising construction costs required them to ask for more financing. The vote to approve an inducement resolution — which moves the authority closer to issuing new bonds — carried 6-0, with board member Karen Hallacy absent. The project, dubbed “Meredith Park,” sits near the intersection of Powder Springs Road and Anderson Farm Road, just southwest of the East-West Connector. First proposed in 2019, the complex of nearly 150 apartments targeted to renters ages 55 and up is expected to be completed in February. Josh Marx of Prestwick said that the cost overruns are due to rising material costs over the last several years, not any changes to the design of the project. He added that the project is targeted to residents earning between 40% and 80% of the area median income ($25,000 to $65,000 per family), with a guarantee rent won't take up more than 30% of a resident's income. The Roadrunner Sensory Room is now open at Rocky Mount Elementary for students to decompress during the school day. The room offers an array of toys, games and furniture children can enjoy, including beanbags and a mini trampoline. Rocky Mount Principal Cheri Vaniman told the MDJ the room is for all students to use when they need to or when their teachers schedule time for it. The room has items for relaxation like weighted blankets, and a punching bag if students feel like they need to punch something. The items for the room were donated to the school by Piedmont Church. Sage Doolittle, Rocky Mount's assistant principal, said students need opportunities to refocus in the middle of a busy school day. #CobbCounty #Georgia #LocalNews      -            -            -            -            -            The Marietta Daily Journal Podcast is local news for Marietta, Kennesaw, Smyrna, and all of Cobb County.             Subscribe today, so you don't miss an episode! MDJOnline            Register Here for your essential digital news.            https://www.chattahoocheetech.edu/  https://cuofga.org/ https://www.esogrepair.com/ https://www.drakerealty.com/           Find additional episodes of the MDJ Podcast here.             This Podcast was produced and published for the Marietta Daily Journal and MDJ Online by BG Ad Group   For more information be sure to visit https://www.bgpodcastnetwork.com            See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ever since we released this episode, it feels like every topic we cover comes right back to it! So this week we are bringing back the Rest Cure: Prescribed Torture?When you go to the doctor with a psychiatric concern, you would expect them to hear you out and find the treatment regimen that is right for you. But in 1800s Victorian America, this wasn't exactly the case. Neurologist Dr. Mitchell created the “Rest Cure” for his patients that required women to lay completely still for almost two straight months. A patient undergoing this treatment wasn't allowed to move a single muscle, feed themselves, or stand up to use the bathroom. After a while, this treatment slowly starts to look a little like torture even. Join us in this episode to learn the ins and outs of the rest cure, what a patient went through during this treatment, and how it was a reflection of medical thought at the time. After discussing this cure, we speak at length about the idea of a ‘rest cure' in modern times, and how resting can be either beneficial or dismissive in medicine today.  Check out our Feminist Corner questions below!Time and time again we see patients' entire health attributed to their uterus and reproductive health, which is interesting because today, so many women use their OB/GYN as their primary care provider. Do you think this idea of reproductive health encompassing all (or part of) women's health is still relevant today?Patients who face chronic illness and chronic fatigue today are often told ‘just rest, and go home as a treatment for their condition as if their symptoms are not real or they are just overworked. How does this concept today relate to the rest cure? Should we be rethinking how we tell patients to rest?Join the From Skirts To Scrubs community and meet us at the intersection of feminism, medicine, and history!Follow us on socials:Instagram: @fromskirtstoscrubs Facebook: @fromskirtstoscrubs Twitter: @FSTS_Podcast

Good Momu, Beanybabies! It's FINALLY happening. Amanda is finally telling the tale of the bloody brutal Borden murders. This week we talk theories, birdie-cide, and the importance of... I dunno, not leaving a crime scene alone with suspects for two whole days? We're no experts, but something seems a-miss in Fall River and we are fixin' to postulate and caffeinate. Hosted by: Nicole Unger, Amanda Kraft, and Brenna Folger Music composed by: Karalyn Clark Instagram/Tiktok: @mourningmurders Facebook: Mourning Murders Podcast Buy us a Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/mourningmurders https://www.mourningmurders.com/ Borden Sources: Lizzie Borden: 11 Fascinating Facts | Mental Floss Dreadful Facts About Lizzie Borden and the Fall River Tragedy (factinate.com) Lizzie Borden - Wikipedia ParaPedia | Andrew Jackson Borden | PANICd.com | Paranormal Database Fourteen Reasons to Believe that Lizzie Borden Murdered Her Parents (umkc.edu) The Trial of Lizzie Borden: Chronology (famous-trials.com) The Divine Spark of Nance O'Neil – The Hatchet: A Journal of Lizzie Borden & Victorian America (lizzieandrewborden.com) A few of our favorite mental health resources: Suicide Prevention Lifeline - 1-800-273-8255. Veterans Crisis Line - 1-800-273-8255. Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) National Helpline - (1-800-662-HELP (4357) OK2Talk Helpline Teen Helpline - 1 (800) 273-TALK. Crisis Text Line - Text SIGNS to 741741 for 24/7, anonymous, free crisis counseling --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mourning-murders/support

When you go to the doctor with a psychiatric concern, you would expect them to hear you out and find the treatment regimen that is right for you. But in 1800s Victorian America, this wasn't exactly the case. Neurologist Dr. Mitchell created the “Rest Cure” for his patients that required women to lay completely still for almost two straight months. A patient undergoing this treatment wasn't allowed to move a single muscle, feed themselves, or stand up to use the bathroom. After a while, this treatment slowly starts to look a little like torture even. Join us in this episode to learn the ins and outs of the rest cure, what a patient went through during this treatment, and how it was a reflection of medical thought at the time. After discussing this cure, we speak at length about the idea of a ‘rest cure' in modern times, and how resting can be either beneficial or dismissive in medicine today.  Check out our Feminist Corner questions below!Time and time again we see patient's entire health attributed to their uterus and reproductive health, which is interesting because today, so many women use their OB/GYN as their primary care provider. Do you think this idea of reproductive health encompassing all (or part of) a women's health is still relevant today?Patients who face chronic illness and chronic fatigue today are often told ‘just rest, go home' as a treatment for their condition, as if their symptoms are not real or they are just overworked. How does this concept today relate to the rest cure? Should we be rethinking how we tell patients to rest?

INTERVIEW BEGINS AT 21:55- **Special Notice** Due to weather conditions, the first few minutes of the interview have some technical issues, it resolves at 28:17 In the 1880's America and England were both growing industrial countries, but in America we were also expanding to a wild new frontier, the American West. Cowboys, outlaws, gunslingers, saloons, brothels, sheriff's and crooked lawmen were the stuff of legends. Figures like Billy the Kid, Wyatt Earp, Doc Holiday, Jesse James, Butch Cassidy , Bat Masterson, these names are part of folklore and legend, but they were also really people. Bob Boze Bell joins us to discuss the true story of some of these amazing characters. Separating the fact from fiction and giving us the most accurate portrait of some of the most misrepresented characters, for better or worse, in American History Mr. Bell is an artist, historian, writer, publisher and all around fascinating man, check out his website at https://www.bobbozebellart.com/ So kick back, enjoy and please rate and share the show. Let's keep the audience growing. Thank you all And hey, check out our Merch Store for Shirts. Hoodies, Coffee Mugs, Stickers, Magnets and a whole host of other items https://www.teepublic.com/user/tahistory All of our episodes are listed as explicit due to language and some topics, such as historical crime, that may not be suitable for all listeners

Victorians worked hard to separate Halloween from its Irish roots, and in doing so, transformed it into an oddly romantic holiday. In this episode, we'll look at the types of parties, pranks, and games that defined Halloween in the late 19th century. Sources: Halloween in Victorian America by Lesley Bannatyne 19th Century Halloween Party by Kristin Holt The Romance of Halloween in Turn-of-the-Century Ocean Grove Victorian American History Godey's Lady's Book, 1830-1898 - Cleveland Museum of Art Godey's Lady's Book 1871

Commemorative Sex Series: Episode 1 of 4. It's our 100th EPISODE!!! Welcome to the start of another glorious SEX series. This episode on the Honeymoon in Niagara Falls is our 100th episode, and to commemorate the occasion, we're returning to one of our favorite Series themes: Sex. Thank you for supporting us, for joining us on this journey, and for listening! Niagara Falls was once known as the Honeymoon Capital of the World. Join us as we explore this unique phenomenon. Everything has a history, even honeymoons. Bibliography Cott, Nancy. Public Vows: A History of Marriage and the Nation. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2009. Breines, Wini. “The ‘Other’ Fifties: Beats and Bad Girls,” in Not June Cleaver: Women and Gender in Postwar America, 1945-1960. Ed. Joann Meyerowitz. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1994. Dubinsky, Karen. The Second Greatest Disappointment: Honeymooning and Tourism at Niagara Falls. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1999. Howells, William Dean. Their Wedding Journey. Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1883. Johnson, Miriam M. Strong Mothers, Weak Wives: The Search for Gender Equality. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1988. Johnson, Paul. Sam Patch, the Famous Jumper. New York: Hill and Wang, 2004. Katz, Jonathan. The Invention of Heterosexuality. New York: Dutton Publishing, 1995. McKinsey, Elizabeth. Niagara Falls: Icon of the American Sublime. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1985. Smith-Rosenberg, Carroll. Disorderly Conduct: Visions of Gender in Victorian America. New York: Oxford University Press, 1986. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you’ve ever wondered why people in the 1800s thought TB patients were so damn hot, this episode is for you! Check out Paul and Sean’s discussion of Victorian America’s Cult of the Consumptive, then stay tuned as they bid adieu to Beto “The Cursing Candidate” O’Rourke and catch up on the 2020 Democratic presidential … Continue reading Consumption Hour Radio Extravaganza!

Quick! If your beau crosses a slippery plank before you, should you call off the engagement? If you see your BFF Charlotte in church, can you bow to her? And why is there sit-down service at the mall sushi place? Bethany and Kathleen are FULL of questions today. First, Bethany gives you a pop quiz on Victorian manners, then Kathleen ruminates on her recent shopping mall experience and why it’s causing her to spiral. Cover up those ankles, ladies! Take off your silk hats, gentlemen! It’s time for a new episode of An Acquired Taste! Please support the companies that support us! FabFitFun - FabFitFun is a seasonal subscription box with full-size beauty, fitness, fashion and lifestyle products. It retails for $49.99 but always has a value of over $200! Plus, use the coupon code TASTE for $10 off your first box at www.fabfitfun.com (http://www.fabfitfun.com/) ! MVMT - Whether you’re at the office, scrolling through your phone, or unwinding from a long day, MVMT's Everscroll glasses have you covered. Get 15% off today —WITH FREE SHIPPING and FREE RETURNS—by going to MVMT.com/ (http://mvmt.com/) TASTE ThirdLove - ThirdLove knows there’s a perfect bra for everyone, so right now they're offering Acquired Taste listeners 15% off your first order! Go to ThirdLove.com/ (http://thirdlove.com/) TASTE now to find your perfect-fitting bra… and get 15% off your first purchase! LegacyBox - There’s never been a better time to digitally preserve your memories. And for a limited time they’re offering our listeners an exclusive discount! Go to Legacybox.com/ (http://legacybox.com/) TASTE to get 40% off your first order! Bethany’s Source: Erbsen, Wayne. “Manners & Morals of Victorian America.” North Carolina: Native Ground Books & Music, 2009. Print. Kathleen's Source: http://mentalfloss.com/article/503966/8-fabulous-facts-about-shopping-malls

The second-bloodiest riot in the history of New York was touched off by a dispute between two Shakespearean actors. Their supporters started a brawl that killed as many as 30 people and changed the institution of theater in American society. In this week's episode of the Futility Closet podcast we'll tell the story of the Astor Place riot, "one of the strangest episodes in dramatic history." We'll also fertilize a forest and puzzle over some left-handed light bulbs. Intro: In 1968, mathematician Dietrich Braess found that installing a traffic shortcut can actually lengthen the average journey. What key is "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" written in? Sources for our feature on the Astor Place riot: Nigel Cliff, The Shakespeare Riots: Revenge, Drama, and Death in Nineteenth-Century America, 2007. Richard Moody, The Astor Place Riot, 1958. Lawrence Barrett, Edwin Forrest, 1881. Joel Tyler Headley, Pen and Pencil Sketches of the Great Riots, 1873. H.M. Ranney, Account of the Terrific and Fatal Riot at the New-York Astor Place Opera House, 1849. Leo Hershkowitz, "An Anatomy of a Riot: Astor Place Opera House, 1849," New York History 87:3 (Summer 2006), 277-311. Bill Kauffman, "New York's Opera House Brawl," American Enterprise 13:4 (June 2002), 51. M. Alison Kibler, "'Freedom of the Theatre' and 'Practical Censorship': Two Theater Riots in the Early Twentieth Century," OAH Magazine of History 24:2 (April 2010), 15-19. Edgar Scott, "Edwin Forrest, First Star of the American Stage," Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography 84 (1960), 495-497. Adam I.P. Smith, "The Politics of Theatrical Reform in Victorian America," American Nineteenth Century History 13:3, 321-346. Daniel J. Walkowitz, "'The Gangs of New York': The Mean Streets in History," History Workshop Journal 56 (Autumn 2003), 204-209. 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Betsy Golden Kellem, "When New York City Rioted Over Hamlet Being Too British," Smithsonian.com, July 19, 2017. Amanda Foreman, "A Night at the Theater Often Used to Be a Riot," Wall Street Journal, March 20, 2015. Scott McCabe, "At Least 22 Killed in Astor Place Riots," [Washington, D.C.] Examiner, May 10, 2011. Timothy J. Gilfoyle, "A Theatrical Rivalry That Sparked a Riot," Chicago Tribune, April 22, 2007, 14.11. Paul Lieberman, "The Original Star; On His 200th Birthday, America's First 'Celebrity' Actor, Edwin Forrest, Still Has Fans," Los Angeles Times, March 21, 2006, E.1. Michael Grunwald, "Shakespeare in Hate; 150 Years Ago, 23 People Died In a Riot Over 'Macbeth,'" Washington Post, March 28, 1999, G01. Mel Gussow, "Richard A. Moody, 84, American-Theater Expert," New York Times, April 4, 1996. Frank Rich, "War of Hams Where the Stage Is All," New York Times, Jan. 17, 1992. "Theater: When 'Macbeth' Shook the World of Astor Place," New York Times, Jan. 12, 1992. 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Victorian America was a very haunted place, and by mid-century the Spiritualist movement was sweeping through it. People went in droves to see mediums - who were mostly women - to try and reach the spirits of their loved ones just beyond the veil. They made tables levitate, answered philosophical questions in front of huge crowds, and found a kind of fame and attention that suffragists would have killed for.

Greetings, and welcome to Bluestocking, the podcast for people who love to learn, but don’t always have time to study. Today we’re delving into the fascinating world of Victorian libraries.  Helpful Links:Reading Rooms Designed for Women: https://daily.jstor.org/the-reading-rooms-designed-to-protect-women-from-library-loafers/ Gender and Public Space in Victorian America: https://www.jstor.org/stable/1215236?mag=the-reading-rooms-designed-to-protect-women-from-library-loafers The Dangers Facing Victorian Librarians: https://daily.jstor.org/being-librarian-dangerous/ More information beyond the short article can be found here: https://www.jstor.org/stable/25542241?mag=being-librarian-dangerous&seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents Some Books Can Kill: https://daily.jstor.org/some-books-can-kill/ Documentary covering deadly everyday items of the Victorian age: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nqq_nFkRcs Dr. Suzannah Lipscombe: http://suzannahlipscomb.com/ The Dollop Episode about Hat Pins and Mashers: https://thedollop.libsyn.com/213-mashers-and-hatpins

It's a very special live episode from The Feast! In honor of Women's History Month, we're bringing you a live discussion of women and cocktails in American history, straight from the Rosson House in Phoenix's Heritage Square. Before the 1920s with its flappers and speakeasies, who were the mixed drinks mavens of US history? We take a long look at women and drinks in the US, from Revolutionary War era recipes for spruce beer to how many wine glasses it takes to make a Victorian dinner party to the unsung women cocktail book writers of the pre-Prohibition era. It's a galloping romp through American beverage history- you won't want to miss it! And be sure to check out the images for the episode- with lots of great photos and drawings from the age of the cocktail in late Victorian America!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the morning of April 24th, 1891, the body of a mutilated woman is found in a New York hotel room. Immediately, fear that Jack the Ripper was now at work in America hit the headlines, and the newly-formed New York Police Department was under tremendous pressure to find their man and prove their competence.  Join Alyson for the mystery of the murder of Carrie Brown, a victim of Jack the Ripper or a copycat killer in Victorian America.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Paul Barrett and Dr. Umar Abd-Allah in a discussion of their recent works, American Islam: The Struggle for the Soul of a Religion and A Muslim in Victorian America. Dr. Abd-Allah's work is a biography of Alexander Russell Webb, one of the earliest American converts to Islam to achieve a modicum of fame. Mr. Barrett's book offers portraits of a number of contemporary American Muslims, demonstrating the complexity of the community and diversity of opinion within this community. Paul Barrett was a reporter and editor for 18 years at the Wall Street Journal, and currently directs the investigative reporting team at Business Week. Dr. Abd-Allah is Scholar-in-Residence at the Nawawi Foundation.

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Paul Barrett and Dr. Umar Abd-Allah in a discussion of their recent works, American Islam: The Struggle for the Soul of a Religion and A Muslim in Victorian America. Dr. Abd-Allah's work is a biography of Alexander Russell Webb, one of the earliest American converts to Islam to achieve a modicum of fame. Mr. Barrett's book offers portraits of a number of contemporary American Muslims, demonstrating the complexity of the community and diversity of opinion within this community. Paul Barrett was a reporter and editor for 18 years at the Wall Street Journal, and currently directs the investigative reporting team at Business Week. Dr. Abd-Allah is Scholar-in-Residence at the Nawawi Foundation. From the World Beyond the Headlines Series.

Paul Barrett and Dr. Umar Abd-Allah in a discussion of their recent works, American Islam: The Struggle for the Soul of a Religion and A Muslim in Victorian America. Dr. Abd-Allah's work is a biography of Alexander Russell Webb, one of the earliest American converts to Islam to achieve a modicum of fame. Mr. Barrett's book offers portraits of a number of contemporary American Muslims, demonstrating the complexity of the community and diversity of opinion within this community. Paul Barrett was a reporter and editor for 18 years at the Wall Street Journal, and currently directs the investigative reporting team at Business Week. Dr. Abd-Allah is Scholar-in-Residence at the Nawawi Foundation. From the World Beyond the Headlines Series.

Paul Barrett and Dr. Umar Abd-Allah in a discussion of their recent works, American Islam: The Struggle for the Soul of a Religion and A Muslim in Victorian America. Dr. Abd-Allah's work is a biography of Alexander Russell Webb, one of the earliest American converts to Islam to achieve a modicum of fame. Mr. Barrett's book offers portraits of a number of contemporary American Muslims, demonstrating the complexity of the community and diversity of opinion within this community. Paul Barrett was a reporter and editor for 18 years at the Wall Street Journal, and currently directs the investigative reporting team at Business Week. Dr. Abd-Allah is Scholar-in-Residence at the Nawawi Foundation. From the World Beyond the Headlines Series.

The legitimacy evangelicals accorded the appearance of Jesus in literature in Victorian America was a turning point not only in religious attitudes toward novels and literature but in the use of new technologies more generally to market Jesus and spread the Word. Several Victorian literary lives of Jesus are especially noteworthy. Frenchman Ernst Renen's The Life of Jesus (1863) combined historical authenticity with literary imagination. New Englander Henry Ward Beecher created a meditative and conversational Life of Jesus Christ (1871) that sought to connect readers to Jesus' interior life by inviting them to "imagine" their own Gospel. Soon after, in 1875, Beecher's publisher brought out Edward Eggleston's Christ in Art, a pictorial harmonization and authentication of the Gospels through historical imagery that exemplified Victorian spirituality as it decorated middle class Victorian parlors. In the aftermath of the Civil War, literature provided also a vehicle for a new muscular Christianity to challenge Victorian feminization of Jesus. The YMCA arose in this period to guide, employ, socialize, and exercise urban young men. And in 1880, in General Lew Wallace's Ben Hur: A Tale of the Christ, Jesus offered redemption for the man's man.

Victorian America produced many new faces of Jesus. One portrayal, Christian Science, emerged from 'Mind Cure' or 'New Thought' ideas, notions today linked with the 'Power of Positive Thinking.' The writings of Christian Science founder Mary Baker Eddy revealed that disease is the result of the mind thinking incorrectly and that Jesus Christ, Scientist was the first man to recognize the divine healing power in all people called "The Christ." Eddy's writings sought to teach the mind to think positively. In this period also the domestic sphere took on new public importance as a complement to and the salvation of the commercial work place. Both at home and at work a new mass consumer, mass producer society was emerging. The modern iconic vision of Jesus advanced through new pictorial narratives told in stereopticon cards and Chautauqua vacations catering to a rising leisure class. Novels gained new legitimacy as a vehicle for portraying and marketing Jesus, particularly with the publication in 1880 of Ben Hur.

Images of Jesus were adapted to the demands of Victorian commercial culture in late 19th century America, according to guest lecturer Dr. David Morgan of Christ College at Valparaiso University in Indiana. Images played a constitutive role in shaping the face of Jesus for Protestants as well as Catholics and provided a bridge between these two markets in the development of modern imagery of Jesus. Both Protestants and Catholics used images didactically and devotionally. Protestants especially preferred to link images with text, the Word. Commercially produced images of Jesus marketed in growing urban centers to new immigrants and others offered cultural bridges from foreign homelands to the new urban frontier. In the mid-Victorian period, religious imagery emphasized mothers' nurture of children at the center of Victorian home culture. Images of Jesus directly emphasized his motherly role and appearance. Religious imagery also reflected a growing quest for historical authenticity. Protestants especially were attracted to the possibilities of new technology with the creation of 'tableau vivant' - living pictures purportedly portraying the real Jesus in authentic scenes from his life. Later in the period rising concerns about national emasculation prompted more manly portrayals of Jesus. Both masculine and feminine cultural scripts persist today.

In the Gilded or "Strenuous" Age after the Civil War a recognizably American culture first began to emerge. Mass culture and mass media - which still drive religion today - helped create a Jesus with many faces as yet another wave of evangelical revival swept the nation. Evangelists such as Dwight L. Moody cultivated the new elites and masses on the expanding urban frontier. Moody, the first international evangelical celebrity, set the stage for what was to come. He pioneered the use of advertising and publicity to stage mass urban revivals. In this period Darwin's Origin of the Species first provoked anxiety, argument, and division over the Big Question of design and moral order in the universe and the meaning of life. Northern liberals integrated Darwinian ideas with Christianity, finding Jesus incarnate in culture. Conservatives at Princeton and elsewhere rejected Darwinism as atheistic. Adventism ignored Darwinism, instead seeking separation from the world to prepare for Jesus' return.