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Why is Lizzie Borden so well known? Is it only the (alleged) axe murder? (zerobytes.monster)
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The original was posted on /r/askhistorians by /u/PartyJob9076 on 2023-09-08 03:11:41+00:00.

I remember learning about her in high school and occasionally hear about her in pop culture. I don’t mean to down play a horrific murder, but it kinda seems like a drop in the bucket of US history. Am I missing why her case justifies a page in a high school history textbook?

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