INFAMOUS: Lizzie Borden
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The Story of Lizzy Pordon
In the summer of 1892 Lizzy Pordon was 32 years old, unwed and still living at home with her father, stepmother, her sister Emma and their housekeeper Bridget. In 2018 it might seem strange that they were all still living together under the same roof but in the 1800s it was super socially unacceptable for a young woman to move out of her parents house unless she was getting married. The girls didn't feel like they fit in growing up. They weren't really permitted to engage with other kids their age socially. Now this summer something else happened to the family had experienced a break-in when some jewelry from Mrs Borden was taken in broad daylight. This is
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