When We Spoke to the Dead: How Ghosts Gave American Women Their Voice - Ilise S. Carter

Ilise S. Carter is freelance writer and performer based in New York City. Her first book, The Red Menace: How Lipstick Changed the Face of American History from Prometheus Books has been called one of the most fascinating fashion histories I've ever read by Harper's . As her award-winning stage persona, The Lady Aye, she has worked as sideshow performer with acts ranging from Rob Zombie to Cirque du Soleil and has appeared on Gossip Girl , Oddities , The President Show , Mysteries at the Museum , and Dickinson .