When We Spoke to the Dead, Part One | Guest Ilise S. Carter

Author Ilise S. Carter joins us to discuss her new book, When We Spoke to the Dead: How Ghosts Gave American Women Their Voice, a captivating exploration of how the Spiritualism movement reshaped faith, culture, and even feminism. It all began in 1848, when two sisters from upstate New York—the famous Fox Sisters—claimed they could speak to the dead through mysterious knocks on the walls of their farmhouse. Their story sparked a global fascination that transformed parlors into séance rooms and gave rise to one of the most influential movements of the 19th century.

Spiritualism wasn’t just about ghosts—it was about change. Mediums, often women, claimed to channel the voices of the departed through raps, trances, and automatic writing, gaining social power in a world that rarely let them speak. 

Step into the séance room—where belief met rebellion, and the voices of the dead helped shape the living. Today on The Grave Talks, When We Spoke to the Dead, a conversation with author Ilise S. Carter.

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