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.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Hydesville rappings 0
Leah Fox 0
Catherine Fox 0

Statements (44)

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 of America
surface form: United States
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
surface form: United States

United States of America
surface form: United States

United States of America
surface form: United States

United States of America
surface form: United States
familyName Fox NERFINISHED
Fox NERFINISHED
Fox NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork mediumship
genre spirit communication
givenName Catherine
Leah NERFINISHED
Margaretta NERFINISHED
hasMember Catherine Fox NERFINISHED
Leah Fox NERFINISHED
Margaretta Fox NERFINISHED
hasNotableWork public séances
influenced Spiritualist movement in the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
Spiritualist movement in the United States
languageOfWorkOrName English
location Hydesville, New York NERFINISHED
movement Spiritualism NERFINISHED
notableEvent Hydesville rappings NERFINISHED
notableFor alleged spirit communications
helping to spark the Spiritualist movement
occupation spiritualist medium
spiritualist medium
spiritualist medium
participant Catherine Fox NERFINISHED
Margaretta Fox NERFINISHED
placeOfActivity Hydesville, New York NERFINISHED
New York City
Rochester, New York NERFINISHED
religiousContext Spiritualism NERFINISHED
startTime 1840s
subjectOf controversy over authenticity of spirit communications

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Spiritualism hasKeyFigure Fox sisters