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Trunk Tragedy in the City of Shoes (episode 169)
Trunk Tragedy in the City of Shoes (episode 169)
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Length:
44 minutes
Released:
Jan 26, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
In February 1879, Jennie Clarke’s body was found jammed into a leather trunk on the bank of the Saugus river on her 20th birthday. Every detail of the case reveals yet another tragedy in the life of Jennie Clarke, who died after attempting to terminate an unwanted pregnancy, and it reveals the unexpectedly permissive approach of Massachusetts law to abortion in the mid-1800s.
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Full show notes: http://HUBhistory.com/169/
Support us: http://patreon.com/HUBhistory/
Released:
Jan 26, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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