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Murder in the Name of Love: Alice & Freda Part 2

2025/5/29
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Daisy Egan: 我质疑人们对爱丽丝·米切尔的动机的否定，她声称自己爱弗雷达·沃德，并因爱而杀了她。尽管爱丽丝解释了她的动机，但她周围的男性却否定了她的说法，并试图解释她杀害女友的原因。我们应该相信女性，即使她们做了可怕的事情并试图告诉我们原因，也不应否定她们的动机。当时社会对女性的期望是结婚生子，任何偏离这一规范的行为都被视为精神错乱。对公众来说，购买爱丽丝疯了的故事比理解两个女人彼此相爱更容易接受，因为这挑战了当时的性别规范。如果爱丽丝和弗里达可以做自己，并且当一个女人告诉世界她打算谋杀某人时，人们只是倾听和相信，那么很多心碎本可以避免。如果爱丽丝和弗里达能够得到顺性别异性恋夫妇所得到的尊重和认可，她们会成为什么样的人？

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This chapter sets the scene of the tragic love story between Alice Mitchell and Freda Ward, culminating in Freda's murder by Alice. It explores the complexities of their relationship and the question of whether the murder was truly an act of love or something more sinister.
  • Alice Mitchell murdered her lover, Freda Ward.
  • The murder occurred in Memphis, Tennessee.
  • Alice used her father's straight edge razor.
  • Alice's friend, Lily Johnson, was present but not directly involved in the murder.
  • Alice claimed to have killed Freda out of love.

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The trial of teenage murderer Alice Mitchell was an all out spectacle. After killing her former lover Freda Ward in a crime of passion, no one seemed to believe her motivation –least of all her own defense team. She’d end up pleading present insanity under the counsel of men who couldn’t even begin to comprehend any deviation from the sexual and gendered norms of the late 19th century. In the second half of our pride series on Alice Mitchell and Freda Ward, we’ll cover what happened to Alice in the wake of Freda’s murder and how their story got warped by the time and place in which they lived.

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