In the Victorian Era no one was safe, not even in their own home. Houses were ticking time bombs. Eating food was its own game of roulette. Not to mention, the fashion was absolutely to die for! Join the Ladies of Macabre as they talk Murder Bottles, exploding toilets, and much more!
***Oopsie. I say camera "film" when referring to photographers...but they did not have "film" back then. But my brain just went there. Sorry. Please forgive me. The actual word is 'daguerreotype'. But I couldn't pronounce that if I tried.
-Halley
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Music: Intro: The Worms Crawl In by JackHunterMusic & Outro : Epidemic Sound Ghosted SOOP
Episode Sources:
Murder Bottle Information Resources: Victorian baby bottle • Museum of Health Care at Kingston (andornot.com)
Deadly Wallpaper Image and Information Resource: Arsenic and Old Tastes Made Victorian Wallpaper Deadly | Smart News| Smithsonian Magazine
Killer Fashion Image and Information Resource: 7 Ways Victorian Fashion Could Kill You | Mental Floss
Ghastly Grocery List Information Resource: 9 Dangerous Things in Homes of Victorian England ... (allwomenstalk.com) , Alum Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
Horrifying Housing Information Resource: 9 Dangerous Things in Homes of Victorian England ... (allwomenstalk.com)
“The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1901): The Yellow Wall Paper - Google Books