Tag: Murder

Season 7, Episode 3 “Lizzie Borden- Gender and Religion at the Trial” with Riley Kershner

Lizzie Borden

“Lizzie Borden took an ax. Gave her mother forty whacks. When she saw what she had done, she gave her father forty one.”

Sophomore History Education Major Riley Kershner joins Hollie to talk about the infamous trial of Lizzie Borden and the role that gender and religous biases played in the investigation, trial, and media coverage.

Also Lizzie Borden

Hollie depicted Lizzie Borden with her ax on Riley’s rough draft of the paper and Riley incorporated it into her final presentation. It is clear based on this drawing why Hollie is a historian, not an artist.

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Selected Bibliography:

Inquest Testimony of Lizzie Borden, August 9-11, 1892. Fall River Court Building. https://famous-trials.com/lizzieborden/1444-inquest.

Bartle, Ronald. Lizzie Borden and the Massachusetts Axe Murders. Waterside Press, 2017.

Porter, Edwin H. The Fall River Tragedy: A History of the Borden Murders. Press of J.D. Monroe, 2018.

Are you interested in a history degree? We have online and on campus B.A. programs and we also have online and on campus M.A. programs in history or public history. Learn more at https://www.fhsu.edu/history/academic-program

Season 3, Episode 1- Zoot Suits, Las Pachucas, and the Sleepy Lagoon Murder with Lizbeth Guardado and David Solis

Image is of US Navy members with sticks and bats during the Zoot Suit Riots

In this episode, sophomore history education majors Lizbeth Guardado and David Solis join Hollie Marquess to discuss the Zoot Suit Riots, the Sleeply Lagoon Murder, and a lesser known group involved, Las Pachucas. 

David Solis discusses Las Pachucas and, as promised, here is an image of their signature hairdo.

Lizbeth’s research focused on the Sleepy Lagoon Murder and trial as a precursor to the Zoot Suit Riots.

You can find this episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, or any of the major podcast platforms. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode.

Selected Bibliography:

The Sleepy Lagoon Murder Case: Race and Discrimination and Mexican American Rights – Mark A. Weitz, 2010

The Zoot Suit Riots: The Psychology of Symbolic Annihilation -Mauricio Mazon, 1984 

Murder at the Sleepy Lagoon: Zoot Suits, Race, and Riot in Wartime L.A. – Eduardo Pagan, 2011

From Coveralls to Zoot Suits: The Lives of Mexican American Women on the World War II Home Front.– Elizabeth Escobedo, 2013

The Woman in the Zoot Suit: Gender, Nationalism, and The Cultural Politics of Memory– Catherine Ramirez, 2009

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/zoot/

Are you interested in a history degree? We have online and on campus B.A. programs and we also have online and on campus M.A. programs in history or public history. Learn more at https://www.fhsu.edu/history/academic-programs/