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Murder in the Name of Love: Alice & Freda Part 1

2025/5/27
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Strange and Unexplained with Daisy Eagan
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Daisy Egan: 我讲述的是Alice Mitchell和Freda Ward在1892年发生的悲剧故事。在那个时代，社会对同性恋的压迫和不理解导致了Alice的极端行为。尽管Alice声称出于爱而杀人，但社会却无法接受这种解释，反而将她视为精神错乱。我认为，Alice的疯狂行为是社会压抑和无法被接受的身份认同所导致的。她们的爱情故事不仅是一场悲剧，也是对那个时代社会偏见的深刻反思。我希望通过这个故事，让大家更深入地了解同性恋群体在历史上的遭遇，以及社会偏见对个人造成的伤害。Alice和Freda的爱情，在那个不允许她们相爱的社会里，最终走向了毁灭。我试图探讨的是，在那个时代背景下，爱如何被扭曲，以及社会压力如何将一个人逼向绝境。Alice的行为虽然极端，但也是对那个压抑的社会环境的一种反抗。我希望听众能够思考，如果社会能够更加包容和理解，这场悲剧是否可以避免。

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This episode explores the tragic love story of Alice Mitchell and Freda Ward, set against the backdrop of societal constraints on same-sex relationships in the Victorian era. It examines how societal pressures and the couple's toxic dynamic contributed to a tragic outcome.
  • Alice Mitchell's murder of Freda Ward in 1892 shocked the nation.
  • The case highlighted societal prejudice against same-sex relationships.
  • The episode explores the abusive nature of Alice and Freda's relationship.

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When 19-year-old Alice Mitchell jumped from a carriage and slit the throat of 17-year-old Freda Ward one fateful day in 1892, a rampant fascination over the drama soon followed. Alice loved Freda and killed her accordingly –to the crazed confusion of nearly everyone in Memphis, Tennessee and beyond. In the first half of our pride series, we’ll go over the story of their sapphic relationship, how it functioned in the American South during the Victorian era and how it unraveled to the point of tragedy.

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