15. Lizzie Borden Took a Labrys

Way back in the first episode, Leigh and Gretchen formed a
historical ‘murder wives’ ship starting with Anne Bonny; in this
episode, they take a closer look at murder wife #2: Lizzie
Borden! That’s right folks, she too may very well have had a
thing for the ladies as well as possibly murdering her father and
stepmother. Just how queer was she? Did she have an affair with
her maid and her stepmother caught them? Why was she acquitted
and what was society like for a single, Victorian woman? Find out
on this week’s History is Gay! 


Outline

0:00 – Introduction


3:30 – Content Warnings


5:07 – Historical Context: 19th Century Victorian Society


21:57 – Who Were They? Bio Time


30:55-31:56 – Content Warning Break: Mention of Incest


35:34 – Motives, The Murders, and Trial


58:24 – Why Do We Think They’re Gay?


1:07:10 – Fun Segment: Word of the Week: Spinsters


1:13:55 – Fun Segment: Pop Culture Tie-In


1:16:34 – How Gay were They?


1:20:32 – Closing and Where to Find Us Online


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