132: The Insanity of Mary Girard
We're All Mad Here
English - September 16, 2020 05:48 - 27 minutes - 28.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 438 ratingsSociety & Culture History Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Philadelphia, one of the oldest cities in the United States, prides itself on preserving and remembering its history. So why is it that the story of Mary Lum Girard, business assistant and wife to one of the richest men in American history, has been swept under the rug? Her husband, Stephen Girard, has several locations […]
Philadelphia, one of the oldest cities in the United States, prides itself on preserving and remembering its history. So why is it that the story of Mary Lum Girard, business assistant and wife to one of the richest men in American history, has been swept under the rug? Her husband, Stephen Girard, has several locations in the city named after him, but none of them mention Mary. The only note of her can be found as a tiny post script on a plaque lauding her husband- a plaque that hangs in the lobby of the hospital where she was committed for her insanity.
This episode is a collaboration with Josh Hitchens, host of the podcast Going Dark Theatre, which can be found here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-dark-theatre/id1486051154
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