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"Sorrowful widows, vengeful jezebels, innocent maidens, wronged lovers, former slaves, even the occasional axe-murderess--America's female ghosts differ widely in background, class, and circumstance. Yet one thing unites them: their ability to instill fascination and fear, long after their deaths. Here are the full stories behind some of the best-known among them, as well as the lesser-known--though no less powerful. Tales whispered in darkness often divulge more about the teller than the subject. America's most famous female ghosts, from ""Mrs. Spencer"" who haunted Joan Rivers's New York apartment to Bridget Bishop, the first person executed during the Salem witchcraft trials, mirror each era's fears and prejudices. Yet through urban legends and campfire stories, even ghosts like the nameless hard-working women lost in the infamous Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire--achieve a measure of power and agency in death, in ways unavailable to them as living women. Riveting for skeptics and believers alike, with humor, curiosity, and expertise, A Haunted History of Invisible Women offers a unique lens on the significant role these ghostly legends play both within the spook-seeking corners of our minds and in the consciousness of a nation."

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Linda Jones narrates this study subtitled 'True Stories of America's Ghosts.' It examines gender issues related to the most famous, notorious, and unusual legends of ghosts in our culture. Jones delivers the work in a cool, gentle voice.-- AudioFile Jones delivers the work in a cool, gentle voice...It consists of long discussions on the roles of ghosts in our psyches and in everyday life. Jones identifies which author composed each topic and explores each one without vocal differentiation. Her warm, welcoming voice draws listeners into the discussions of ghost story tropes. -- AudioFile

"Linda Jones narrates this study subtitled 'True Stories of America's Ghosts.' It examines gender issues related to the most famous, notorious, and unusual legends of ghosts in our culture. Jones delivers the work in a cool, gentle voice.-- ""AudioFile"" ""Jones delivers the work in a cool, gentle voice...It consists of long discussions on the roles of ghosts in our psyches and in everyday life. Jones identifies which author composed each topic and explores each one without vocal differentiation. Her warm, welcoming voice draws listeners into the discussions of ghost story tropes."" -- ""AudioFile"""

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"Leanna Renee Hieber is an actress, playwright, artist and the award-winning, bestselling author of Gothic Victorian Fantasy novels for adults and teens such as the Strangely Beautiful, Eterna Files, and Magic Most Foul sagas. She grew up in rural Ohio inventing ghost stories, graduating with a BFA in Theatre and a focus in the Victorian Era from Miami University. She began her theatrical career with the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company and began adapting works of 19th Century literature for the stage. Her novella Dark Nest won the 2009 Prism Award for excellence in the genres of Futuristic, Fantasy and Paranormal Romance. Her debut novel, The Strangely Beautiful Tale of Miss Percy Parker hit Barnes & Noble's bestseller lists, won two 2010 Prism Awards, the 2010 Orange County Book Buyer's Best Award and other regional genre awards. The Perilous Prophecy of Guard and Goddess won the 2012 Prism Award. Books one and two are now available as Strangely Beautiful in a revised, author-preferred editions from Tor/Forge as is Perilous Prophecy. Darker Still: A Novel of Magic Most Foul hit the Kid's/YA Indie Next List as a recommended title by the American Booksellers Association and a Scholastic Book Clubs ""highly recommended"" title. Leanna's short fiction has been featured in anthologies such as Willful Impropriety: Tales of Society and Scandal, ""Too Fond"" a short story on Tor.com, ""Charged"" in Queen Victoria's Book of Spells and the Mammoth Book of Gaslight Romance. Her new Gaslamp Fantasy trilogy The Eterna Files, is now available and complete from Tor/Forge. Her next series The Spectral City launches 11/2018 from Kensington, Rebel Base Books. Her books have been translated into many languages and have been selected for multiple book club editions. Leanna is a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Mystery Writers of America, and International Thriller Writers. She is proud to be a co-founder of the original Lady Jane's Salon Reading Series in New York. Leanna was named the 2010 RWA NYC Chapter Author of the Year. A member of Actors Equity Association and SAG-AFTRA, Leanna has been featured in film and television on shows like Boardwalk Empire and Mysteries at the Museum. An enthusiastic public speaker about the history of the Gothic novel, she loves nothing more than a good ghost story and a finely tailored corset, wandering graveyards and adventuring around New York City, where she also works as a ghost tour guide. Elizabeth Kerri Mahon is the author of Pretty Evil New York: True Stories of Mobster Molls, Violent Vixens, and Murderous Matriarchs and creator of the blog and book Scandalous Women. A pop culture diva, she's written for The Royal Representative, Heroes and Heartbreakers, Ever After Romance, and Criminal Element and been featured on the H2 show How Sex Changed the World, as well as The Travel Channel's Monumental Mysteries, and the Investigation Discovery show Tabloid. Elizabeth is a member of the Historical Novel Society, The Victorian Society of America, RWA, and RWA NYC. Andrea Janes is the Founder and owner Boroughs of the Dead: New York City Ghost Stories, New York City's premier ghost tour company. Boroughs of the Dead has been featured on NPR.org, The New York Times, Jezebel, Today, The Huffington Post, Gothamist, The Travel Channel, CondeNast Traveler, Mashable, among others. Andrea is also the author of the YA novel Glamour and several short horror stories, and a fiction horror novel Boroughs of the Dead (the inspiration for her company.) Linda Jones is an award-winning narrator and NYC actor with a penchant for dark edges and curious truths. Weaned on du Maurier and Hitchcock, Kafka and Poe-tales of mystery, adventure, and intrigue spawned a decades-long career with writers in new work, development, and narration. She has narrated for Penguin Random House, Recorded Books, Audible Studios, and Dreamscape, as well as a variety of independent authors and publishers. She has a BFA from Ithaca College. She lives in Brooklyn with writer John C. Foster and their dog, Coraline, in an apartment filled-to-bursting, floor-to-ceiling, corner-to-absolute-corner with books."

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