New Orleans has been known for its vampires for centuries...but how did these creatures of the night arrive in the New World? Did the Casket Girls bring them in the coffins they carried or were the Casket Girls simply casualties of history? Women, like many before them, who did not fit the mold of society, and therefore transformed into bloodthirsty nocturnal monsters? Tune in and find out!

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Boomer, Lee. n.d. “The Casket Girls.” Women & the American Story (blog). Accessed August 16, 2021. https://wams.nyhistory.org/settler-colonialism-and-revolution/settler-colonialism/casket-girls/.     “Casquette Girl.” 2021. In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Casquette_girl&oldid=1034753996.     Hallberg, Mary. 2019. “The Mysterious ‘Casket Girls’ of New Orleans.” Mary Hallberg. May 24, 2019. https://www.maryhallbergmedia.com/post/2019/05/24/the-mysterious-casket-girls-of-new-orleans.     “History of The Casket Girls in New Orleans.” 2018. GoNOLA.Com. October 16, 2018. https://gonola.com/things-to-do-in-new-orleans/history/the-casket-girls-wives-for-french-new-orleans. “———.” n.d. Accessed August 16, 2021. https://gonola.com/things-to-do-in-new-orleans/history/the-casket-girls-wives-for-french-new-orleans.     “NOLA History: The Old Ursuline Convent in the French Quarter.” 2011. GoNOLA.Com. March 30, 2011. https://gonola.com/things-to-do-in-new-orleans/history/nola-history-the-old-ursuline-convent-in-the-french-quarter.     “Old Ursuline Convent, New Orleans.” 2021. In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Old_Ursuline_Convent,_New_Orleans&oldid=1031517718.     “Sign In to Get Started | ID.Spectrum.Net.” n.d. Accessed August 16, 2021. https://id.spectrum.net/login?account_type=RESIDENTIAL&client_id=consumer_portal&code_challenge=-d2G9EUidCmY7CUW-4Mz5adb4CZizh7JX4LMobleY_0&code_challenge_method=S256&exVisitID=18e164dd-4136-4cff-a854-f3cbf97f17c3&nonce=424488954598460711395443678185&redirect_uri=https:%2F%2Fwww.spectrum.net%2Fsign-in-redirect&state=eyJ0YXJnZXRVcmwiOiIvYmlsbGluZy1hbmQtdHJhbnNhY3Rpb25zL3N0YXRlbWVudHMiLCJ4c3JmIjoiYmpSRVUyWnFVRVZ2WTJkRmNHbERkamRTZFhkdVRHRkZPVjl3ZVZSLVdGTkRRa1ItUmxWNU0ySk9UQSIsImlzRGxhIjpmYWxzZX0.     “The Casket Girls and Vampires of New Orleans.” 2020. #FolkloreThursday (blog). October 29, 2020. https://folklorethursday.com/urban-folklore/the-casket-girls-and-vampires-of-new-orleans/.     “The Truth About the Casket Girls in New Orleans.” n.d. Ghost City Tours. Accessed August 16, 2021. https://ghostcitytours.com/new-orleans/ghost-stories/truth-casket-girls/.     “The Ursuline Convent.” 2016. October 12, 2016. http://www.royaltoursneworleans.com/the-ursuline-convent.     “Ursuline Convent, New Orleans, Extenstive Historical Content.” n.d. Accessed August 17, 2021. http://www.storyvilledistrictnola.com/ursulines.html.

New Orleans has been known for its vampires for centuries...but how did these creatures of the night arrive in the New World? Did the Casket Girls bring them in the coffins they carried or were the Casket Girls simply casualties of history? Women, like many before them, who did not fit the mold of society, and therefore transformed into bloodthirsty nocturnal monsters? Tune in and find out!

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Episode Transcript: Available below the sources in the show notes

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SOURCES:

Boomer, Lee. n.d. “The Casket Girls.” Women & the American Story (blog). Accessed August 16, 2021. https://wams.nyhistory.org/settler-colonialism-and-revolution/settler-colonialism/casket-girls/.     “Casquette Girl.” 2021. In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Casquette_girl&oldid=1034753996.     Hallberg, Mary. 2019. “The Mysterious ‘Casket Girls’ of New Orleans.” Mary Hallberg. May 24, 2019. https://www.maryhallbergmedia.com/post/2019/05/24/the-mysterious-casket-girls-of-new-orleans.     “History of The Casket Girls in New Orleans.” 2018. GoNOLA.Com. October 16, 2018. https://gonola.com/things-to-do-in-new-orleans/history/the-casket-girls-wives-for-french-new-orleans. “———.” n.d. Accessed August 16, 2021. https://gonola.com/things-to-do-in-new-orleans/history/the-casket-girls-wives-for-french-new-orleans.     “NOLA History: The Old Ursuline Convent in the French Quarter.” 2011. GoNOLA.Com. March 30, 2011. https://gonola.com/things-to-do-in-new-orleans/history/nola-history-the-old-ursuline-convent-in-the-french-quarter.     “Old Ursuline Convent, New Orleans.” 2021. In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Old_Ursuline_Convent,_New_Orleans&oldid=1031517718.     “Sign In to Get Started | ID.Spectrum.Net.” n.d. Accessed August 16, 2021. https://id.spectrum.net/login?account_type=RESIDENTIAL&client_id=consumer_portal&code_challenge=-d2G9EUidCmY7CUW-4Mz5adb4CZizh7JX4LMobleY_0&code_challenge_method=S256&exVisitID=18e164dd-4136-4cff-a854-f3cbf97f17c3&nonce=424488954598460711395443678185&redirect_uri=https:%2F%2Fwww.spectrum.net%2Fsign-in-redirect&state=eyJ0YXJnZXRVcmwiOiIvYmlsbGluZy1hbmQtdHJhbnNhY3Rpb25zL3N0YXRlbWVudHMiLCJ4c3JmIjoiYmpSRVUyWnFVRVZ2WTJkRmNHbERkamRTZFhkdVRHRkZPVjl3ZVZSLVdGTkRRa1ItUmxWNU0ySk9UQSIsImlzRGxhIjpmYWxzZX0.     “The Casket Girls and Vampires of New Orleans.” 2020. #FolkloreThursday (blog). October 29, 2020. https://folklorethursday.com/urban-folklore/the-casket-girls-and-vampires-of-new-orleans/.     “The Truth About the Casket Girls in New Orleans.” n.d. Ghost City Tours. Accessed August 16, 2021. https://ghostcitytours.com/new-orleans/ghost-stories/truth-casket-girls/.     “The Ursuline Convent.” 2016. October 12, 2016. http://www.royaltoursneworleans.com/the-ursuline-convent.     “Ursuline Convent, New Orleans, Extenstive Historical Content.” n.d. Accessed August 17, 2021. http://www.storyvilledistrictnola.com/ursulines.html.