Fox sisters

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The Fox sisters were three 19th-century American siblings whose alleged spirit communications helped spark and popularize the Spiritualist movement.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Fox sisters canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American spiritualist mediums
alleged spirit communication event
group of people
person
activeInCentury 19th century
associatedWith spirit rapping
séances
table-rapping
country United States
countryOfCitizenship United States
United States
United States
United States
familyName Fox
Fox
Fox
fieldOfWork mediumship
genre spirit communication
givenName Catherine
Leah
Margaretta
hasMember Catherine Fox
Leah Fox
Margaretta Fox
linked to: Margaret Fox
hasNotableWork public séances
influenced Spiritualist movement in the United Kingdom
linked to: Spiritualism

Spiritualist movement in the United States
languageOfWorkOrName English
location Hydesville, New York
movement Spiritualism
notableEvent Hydesville rappings
notableFor alleged spirit communications
helping to spark the Spiritualist movement
occupation spiritualist medium
spiritualist medium
spiritualist medium
participant Catherine Fox
Margaretta Fox
linked to: Margaret Fox
placeOfActivity Hydesville, New York
New York City
Rochester, New York
religiousContext Spiritualism
startTime 1840s
subjectOf controversy over authenticity of spirit communications

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Spiritualism hasKeyFigure Fox sisters
Hydesville rappings associatedWith Fox sisters
Hydesville rappings publicizedBy Fox sisters