Ghosts, the Victorians and Us

Presented by Leanna Renee Hieber

Why are we so drawn to telling ghost stories? Leanna Renee Hieber, Gothic novelist, actress and NYC Ghost Tour Guide, author of the acclaimed and bestselling A HAUNTED HISTORY OF INVISIBLE WOMEN: TRUE STORIES OF AMERICA’S GHOSTS, co-authored by Andrea Janes, leads a lively discussion about the spirit world’s thrall, including a brief history of the Spiritualist movement in America and its importance to women and the suffrage movement. Replete with personal experiences and on-the-job spectral intrigue.