In this episode we get a flavor of what life was like in 1890s Eau Claire.  (Another of my doppelnamers gets gored by a bull on her way home from church!) Society's concerns back then were profoundly similar to ours, today. Cath and MJ meet two immigrant families, the Jensens and the Ericksons, who figure very importantly in Elizabeth's story. And we conclude the episode with a side of Elizabeth that nobody saw coming.

In this episode we get a flavor of what life was like in 1890s Eau Claire. (Another of my doppelnamers gets gored by a bull on her way home from church!) Society's concerns back then were profoundly similar to ours, today. Cath and MJ meet two immigrant families, the Jensens and the Ericksons, who figure very importantly in Elizabeth's story. And we conclude the episode with a side of Elizabeth that nobody saw coming.

In this episode we get a flavor of what life was like in 1890s Eau Claire.&nbsp; (Another of my doppelnamers gets gored by a bull on her way home from church!) Society's concerns back then were profoundly similar to ours, today. Cath and MJ meet two immigrant families, the Jensens and the Ericksons, who figure very importantly in Elizabeth's story. And we conclude the episode with a side of Elizabeth that nobody saw coming.
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Ep 2: The Corrupt 90s

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.

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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.

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