As a follow-up to my previous episode, in which I briefly explained the basis for Victorian-Era Spiritualism before discussing the rise and fall of the Fox Sisters, I examine conditions in 19th century British and American society that I believe help to explain why Spiritualism appealed to so many individuals of all social classes during this period.

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References:

Bond, Charlotte. “How Spiritualism Gave Victorian Women a Voice.” https://www.thevintagenews.com/2021/06/16/spiritualism-gave-victorian-women-voice/

Diniejko, Andrzej. “Victorian Spiritualism.” https://www.victorianweb.org/religion/spirit.html

Doyle, Arthur Conan. “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: Adventure 3, A Case of Identity.” https://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/32/the-adventures-of-sherlock-holmes/347/adventure-3-a-case-of-identity/

Highland, Maria. “Victorian Spiritualism and Seances.” https://reframingthevictorians.blogspot.com/2014/03/victorian-spiritualism-and-seances_12.html

Sedlak-Hevener, Amanda. “Odd Details about Victorian Era Spiritualism.” https://www.ranker.com/list/facts-about-victorian-era-spiritualism-and-the-occult/amandasedlakhevener

“Supernatural Victorian Era.” http://victorian-era.org/supernatural-victorian-era.html#:~:text=Supernatural%20Victorian%20Era%20The%20Victorian%20era%20marked%20the,beliefs.%20England%20witnessed%20some%20sort%20of%20a%20contradiction.

“Victorian Spiritualism and Spiritualists.” http://victorian-era.org/victorian-spiritualism-spiritualists.html

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