Lizzie Lecture at the Boston Public Library
On December 13th of this year, historian Karen Elizabeth Cheney will present a lecture on Lizzie Borden.
“Trial by Newspaper†Lizzie Borden and the Penny Press In 1892, the Borden murders became the latest “crime of the century.†Media portrayed Lizzie Borden as an unemotional woman who “did not behave in a manner that suited†the public. Was this coverage fair or did it create the negative image of Lizzie that persists today?
Read about other offerings of the BPL here (PDF).
Cheney is the author of a new book titled Lizzie Borden (New England Remembers series).
