Ep. 62 - Why Women Were Buried in Wedding Dresses

On today’s episode, Genevieve will discuss women buried in wedding dresses, dismembered bodies in trunks, shawl disputes leading to knife attacks, a death by kicking written in flabbergasting detail, and a lady blitzed out of her bloomers on laughing gas, attempting all manner ofgymnastics for an adoring crowd. She will also discuss Spiritualist philosophy of the 1800s and a family’s terrifying ghost encounter.

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References for today's episode:

“SPIRIT-RAPPING IN JOHN WESLEY’S FAMILY” - The Spiritualist, Dec. 3rd, 1869.

“The Philosophy of Spiritual Manifestations” - The Spiritualist, Dec. 3rd, 1869.

“A Father’s Meanness” - The Illustrated Police News, Feb. 15th 1872.

“A TRUNK HORROR IN FRANCE” - The Illustrated Police News, Feb. 29th, 1872.

“A Woman's Arm Cut to the Bone in a Quarrel About a Shawl in New York City” - The Illustrated Police News, Feb. 8th, 1872.

“John Cannon, a Railroad Engineer, Pounded and Kicked to Death by a Party of Germans in St. Louis” - The Illustrated Police News, Feb. 8th, 1872.

“A Highly Exhilarated Young Lady under the Influence of Laughing Gas at Cooper Institute, New York” - The Illustrated Police News, Feb. 8th, 1872.

https://www.geriwalton.com/nitrous-oxide-or-laughing-gas/

https://thevictorianbookofthedead.wordpress.com/2019/01/23/sewing-shrouds-19th-century-burial-clothing-2/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

https://www.funeralbasics.org/8-intriguing-funeral-customs-victorian-era/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

https://www.eterneva.com/resources/mourning-dress?utm_source=chatgpt.com

https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2018/04/queen-victoria-royal-wedding?srsltid=AfmBOoqX-HLxm4XN36H-oTzpmF0ptpI_sGjQbGe60HWQtuyLG0uh3FaN&utm_source=chatgpt.com