A Ghostly Closure? The Strange History of Brinkley Female College, Nineteenth-Century Spiritualism, and the Terminal Effects of Sensationalist Journalism
In 1871, Brinkley Female College in Memphis, Tennessee, closed due to a ghost story, regional interest in Spiritualism, and sensationalist journalism that harmed the short-lived academy. Spiritualism—a religio-spiritual movement punctuated by medium-guided communications between the living and dece...
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2022-02-01
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| Series: | Journal of Curriculum Studies Research |
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| Online Access: | https://curriculumstudies.org/index.php/CS/article/view/110 |