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100	1		_aHieber, Leanna Renee, _eauthor.
245	1	2	_aA haunted history of invisible women : _btrue stories of America's ghosts / _cLeanna Renee Hieber and Andrea Janes.
264		1	_aNew York, NY : _bKensington Publishing Corporation ; _bCitadel Press, _c[2022]
264		4	_c©2022
300			_avii, 348 pages : _billustrations ; _c21 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
500			_aForeword by Linda D. Addison.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 329-348).
520			_aSorrowful widows, vengeful Jezebels, innocent maidens, wronged lovers, former slaves, even the occasional axe-murderess--America's female ghosts differ widely in background, class, and circumstance. Yet one thing unites them: their ability to instill fascination and fear, long after their deaths. Here are the full stories behind some of the best-known among them, as well as the lesser-known--though no less powerful. Tales whispered in darkness often divulge more about the teller than the subject. America's most famous female ghosts, from 'Mrs. Spencer' who haunted Joan Rivers' New York apartment to Bridget Bishop, the first person executed during the Salem witchcraft trials, mirror each era's fears and prejudices. Yet through urban legends and campfire stories, even ghosts like the nameless hard-working women lost in the infamous Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire--achieve a measure of power and agency in death, in ways unavailable to them as living women. Riveting for skeptics and believers alike, with humor, curiosity, and expertise, A Haunted History of Invisible Women offers a unique lens on the significant role these ghostly legends play both within the spook-seeking corners of our minds and in the consciousness of a nation.
505	0	0	_tDeath and the maiden -- _t"Witches" -- _tMothers and wives -- _tBad girls, Jezebels and killer women -- _t"Madwomen" -- _tSpinsters and widows -- _tFrauds, fakes and mythmaking
650		0	_aGhosts _zUnited States. _960199
650		0	_aWomen _zUnited States _xHistory. _959680
700	1		_aJanes, Andrea _c(Writer of ghost stories), _eauthor.
700	1		_aAddison, Linda D., _d1952- _ewriter of foreword.
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