In the late summer of 1834, a torch-wielding mob burned down a Boston convent for reasons that sound a lot like . . . Pizzagate. Fueled by rumors of kidnappings, papal paranoia and phony exposés, conspiracy theories about nuns in their convents spiraled out of control in 19th-century America. Cristen unravels why that happened and how it set the stage for contemporary culture wars over saving the children.
Chapters:
(00:00) The Mount Benedict Girls Boarding School
(00:40) Rumors and Mob Mentality
(01:30) Pizzagate of 1834
(03:43) America's Manifest Destiny Era
(04:49) The Rise of Anti-Catholic Propaganda
(05:18) "Suspicious" Nuns in Their Convents
(10:30) The Escaped Nun Genre
(11:37) Maria Monk and The Awful Disclosures
(15:09) Impact on Education and Public Schools
(16:41) Abolition and Anti-Catholicism
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10/31/24 • 20 min
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