{"product_id":"when-we-spoke-to-the-dead-how-ghosts-gave-american-women-their-voice-paperback","title":"When We Spoke to the Dead: How Ghosts Gave American Women Their Voice - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIlise S. Carter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGhosts spoke. Women listened. Everything changed.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt began with whispers in a dimly lit room. In the 1840s, the Fox Sisters--and the legions of mediums they inspired--ignited the Spiritualist movement that swept through Victorian parlors and presidential campaigns alike. Contacting the dead wasn't merely a parlor trick: It was a political statement, a declaration of self that still echoes. Séances attracted suffragists and scientists, skeptics and charlatans, giving women a voice in a society that often refused to hear them. But as Spiritualism surged, it also blurred the lines between faith, fraud, feminism, and financial opportunity, drawing figures as varied as Harry Houdini, Victoria Woodhull, and even modern self-help gurus into its ever-expanding orbit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom wartime séances to the rise of televangelists, from Victorian ghosts to goop-approved wellness rituals, \u003cem\u003eWhen We Spoke to the Dead\u003c\/em\u003e unearths the forgotten roots of today's obsession with manifestation, mysticism, and the power of belief. Exploring America's deep-seated hunger for the unseen--whether through politics, personal empowerment, or grief--this book traces how the supernatural, once condemned as heresy, became the ultimate commodity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStep inside the séance room. The spirits have been waiting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIlise S. Carter is freelance writer and performer based in New York City. Her first book, \u003cem\u003eThe Red Menace: How Lipstick Changed the Face of American History\u003c\/em\u003e from Prometheus Books has been called \"one of the most fascinating fashion histories I've ever read\" by \u003cem\u003eHarper's\u003c\/em\u003e. As her award-winning stage persona, The Lady Aye, she has worked as sideshow performer with acts ranging from Rob Zombie to Cirque du Soleil and has appeared on \u003cem\u003eGossip Girl\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eOddities\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe President Show\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMysteries at the Museum\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eDickinson\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.89 x 8.26 x 5.66 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 16, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978246455597,"sku":"9781464223761","price":18.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/zN_v45uujs9781464223761.webp?v=1775801245","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/when-we-spoke-to-the-dead-how-ghosts-gave-american-women-their-voice-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}