Out of the Shadows

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Six Visionary Victorian Women in Search of a Public Voice

By Emily Midorikawa

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Out of the Shadows by Emily Midorikawa delves into the often-overlooked lives of historical women engaged in practising the occult, weaving their tales into a broader narrative about societal change. The biographies detail how these women used their mystical abilities to challenge the constraints of their times, offering a fresh perspective on both history and the power dynamics of gender. This engaging read bridges biographies and memoir, bringing to light the stories of remarkable women who sought empowerment through spiritual practices.
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This book may appeal to you if you are intrigued by untold stories of remarkable women who made significant contributions to literature, despite societal limitations. Emily Midorikawa delves into the lives of four women who defied norms and worked behind the scenes, offering an inspiring look at the hidden influences and partnerships that shaped literary history.

Out of the Shadows

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Queen Victoria's reign was an era of breathtaking social change, but it did little to create a platform for women to express themselves. However, within the social sphere of the séance—a mysterious, lamp-lit world on both sides of the Atlantic—women who craved a public voice could hold their own.

Out of the Shadows tells the stories of the enterprising women whose supposedly clairvoyant gifts granted them fame, fortune, and most importantly, influence. These women crossed rigid boundaries of gender and class as effortlessly as they moved between the realms of the living and the dead.

The Fox sisters inspired some of the era's best-known political activists and sparked a transatlantic séance craze. While in the throes of a trance, Emma Hardinge Britten delivered powerful speeches to crowds of thousands. Victoria Woodhull, guided by the spirit world, took on Wall Street millionaires before becoming America's first female presidential candidate. Georgina Weldon narrowly escaped the asylum before becoming a celebrity campaigner against archaic lunacy laws.

Drawing on diaries, letters, and rarely seen memoirs and texts, Emily Midorikawa illuminates a radical history of female influence that has been confined to the dark until now.

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Emily Midorikawa's Out of the Shadows is received as a well-researched and lively exploration of Victorian-era female spirit mediums, blending historical context with vivid character portrayals. Reviewers praise the book for its engaging prose, which brings out the complex, unconventional lives of these women, while connecting their endeavours to broader themes in women's history and feminism. The blend of drama, detailed research, and insightful analysis offers an entertaining and enlightening read for those interested in the history of spiritualism and women's roles in that era.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781640092303

Publisher: Counterpoint

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 11 May 2021

Country: United States

Imprint: Counterpoint

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 161.0mm

Height: 236.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 352

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Biography & Memoir Emily Midorikawa History & Military Non-Fiction

About the Author

EMILY MIDORIKAWA is the coauthor of A Secret Sisterhood- The Literary Friendships of Jane Austen, Charlotte Bronte, George Eliot, and Virginia Woolf. Her work has been published in The Washington Post, The Paris Review, Lapham's Quarterly, Time, and elsewhere. She is a winner of the Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize and was a runner-up for the SI Leeds Literary Prize and the Yeovil Literary Prize. She teaches at New York University London.