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- Ep 1: All Roads Lead to Wisconsin
Host Elizabeth (TS) Russell begins the tale of her Doppelnamer, a pioneer named Elizabeth Russell who was tried for murder in 1892. Co-hosts Mary Jeanne Stead and Cathy Boyle Almeida meet characters who will eventually star in Elizabeth's incredible story, all of whom started their lives "somewhere else" but landed in rural Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
25 min
About Doppelnamers
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Doppelnamers connects the dots between strangers who share the same name. This 11-part podcast tells the story of a pioneer named Elizabeth Russell who was tried for murder in Eau Claire, Wisconsin in…
1892. Elizabeth’s story has endless parallels to issues that plague our society today: misogyny; corruption; misinformation; anti-immigrant sentiment; mob mentality; body autonomy; the abuse of sexual power. In addition to Elizabeth’s unbelievable story, we’ll catch a glimpse of late 19th-century life in rural Wisconsin. And spoiler alert: history can be funny. Host Elizabeth (TS) Russell tells the story to co-hosts Mary Jeanne Stead and Cathy Boyle Almeida, who meet the characters and hear the tale for the first time, right along with the listeners.