Our fascination with the occult has roots that go back millennia, but it was the spiritualism movement of the late 19th and early 20th century that sparked the imaginations of people around the world. This book looks back on the dawn of spiritualism, particularly after World War I and the Spanish flu had taken so many lives. People were desperate to contact their departed loved ones for a final goodbye. Women, beginning with the infamous. Fox sisters were quick to capitalize on this need. Their ability to empathize and show compassion, made them uniquely, suited for the role of medium/spiritualist. This is a fascinating book that captures a unique period in time where women were finding their voices, just as they finally earned the right to vote