Giving Voice: Rachel Smith

12/19/19 • 16 min

Rachel Smith is an assistant lecturer on Women and Gender Studies at Ball State University who studies the intersection of Modern American Spiritualism and feminism. On this episode of Giving Voice, Rachel and Lindsey talk about the role spiritualism played in the Woman's Rights Movement and vice versa.

See the show notes here.

See the show notes here.

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Spiritualism: Beyond the Spectacle

Modern American Spiritualism was introduced to Indiana soon after its formation in the 1840s. While the religion is often cast as a queer footnote of history, to be exploited during the Halloween season but largely ignored the rest of the year, Spiritualism has a rich and complex history in the Hoosier state.

In this episode we explore those complexities.

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Tenskwatawa: The Making of a Prophet

Shawnee political and religious leader Tenskwatawa, or The Prophet, rose from relative obscurity to become one of the most powerful figures of his time.

In this episode, we explore how a series of visions guided The Prophet to attempt to change the course of history.

All music in this episode was performed by award-winning flute player Darren Thompson.

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