Alice Mitchell - Forbidden Love | Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley

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Lucy Worsley uncovers the story of queer teenage love gone horribly wrong. Lucy investigates the story of Alice Mitchell who kills her former girlfriend 17-year-old Freda Ward in Memphis, Tennessee in 1892 after a stormy and illicit relationship. Lucy is joined by Cameron Esposito, stand-up comic, actor, host of the hit podcast Queery and author and historian Alexis Coe. They discuss the case and what it tells us about LGBTQ+ women’s lives then and now. Warning: Disturbing scenes and adult themes Recorded on Location: June 1-4, 2023 Recorded in Studio: June 23, 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe and 🔔 to BBC Sounds YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/bbcsounds?sub_confirmation=1 Listen to more episodes of Lady Killers and Lady Swindlers on BBC Sounds: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/m0016pq3 Watch more episodes of Lady Killers here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4Z-TOtZ0iIMnelGR9LMpn2dQnOvAZ1b9 Fresh on BBC Sounds playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4Z-TOtZ0iIMjIcANQ9ScCDCmN6PE5GP3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #LadyKillers #LucyWorsley Alice Mitchell - Forbidden Love | Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley We are BBC Sounds. The home of binge-worthy podcasts, music curated by music lovers and live radio.