Melissa hops on the mic for a Halloween themed episode featuring Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein. Many believe that Mary depicted herself in the character of the monster as she'd lived the majority of her life ostracized by society, just like the monster in her story.If you'd like to donate to the Mimosa Sisterhood podcast, check out my new support feature! In addition, you can now sponsor an alcohol beverage for Melissa to drink during a podcast recording and you'll receive an on-air shout out!SHOW NOTESIn this episode, we talk about:Extremely strict and conservative family values in England during the 1700-1800sThe backstory of Mary Shelley's infamous parents, radical philosopher William Godwin and feminist activist Mary Wollstonecraft GodwinThe scandalous love story between Mary and Percy Bysshe Shelley, aka the ultimate f*boyThe weird Sister Wives situation going on between Mary, Percy, and her stepsister Claire ClairmontSwitzerland and the inspiration behind writing the Gothic novel, FrankensteinMary's numerous pregnancies and the loss of her childrenTragic themes of death, depression, suicide, and traumaBeing ostracized from community and living a lonely life of solitudeRESOURCESRead Mary Shelley's original 1818 version of Frankenstein Watch the 1931 Frankenstein movie adaptation on Amazon PrimeHuge shout out to outofthebex YouTube Channel who provided so many scandalous fun facts about Mary's lifeFollow Mimosa Sisterhood on InstagramCheck out our podcast merchandiseCheck out our cool websiteSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/mimosasisterhoodpodcast. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
