Cloe Forced Resistance
Schedule
Sat, 21 Feb, 2026 at 10:30 am
UTC-05:00Location
21 N Pitt St, Carlisle, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 17013 | Carlisle, PA
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Recently, our Executive Director, Lindsay Varner, and Board of Trustees member Merri Lou Schaumann participated in the BBC Podcast Lady Killer with Lucy Worsley. The podcast “investigates the crimes of Victorian women from a contemporary, feminist perspective,” according to the BBC website. In 2025, CCHS was contacted by the podcast’s producer about the story of Cloe, an enslaved woman in Cumberland County who was executed in 1801 for the murder of her enslavers' two youngest children.
On February 21 at 10:30 AM, Ms. Schaumann and Dr. Varner will discuss Cloe’s story and their research at CCHS. The event is free for CCHS members and $6 for non-members. Registration is available at Cloe - Forced Resistance - Cumberland County Historical Society.
The podcast, Cloe - Forced Resistance, will be available on audio streaming services. A video of the story is available on BBC Select.
#cchs #cumberlandcountyhistoricalsociety #research
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