Ep 89 - Aqua Tofana - Poison and Polite Society

This week Tracey talks about the famous 17th century poison Aqua Tofana. She dives into the tale of Giulia Tofana the supposed woman who killed over 600 men.

Sources

National Domestic Violence Hotline

Hours: 24/7. Languages: English, Spanish and 200+ through interpretation service Learn more

800-799-7233

SMS: Text START to 88788

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giulia_Tofana

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thofania_d%27Adamo

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aqua_Tofana

SYFY

https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/giulia-tofana-the-italian-serial-poisoner-who-became-a-legend

All That’s Interesting

https://allthatsinteresting.com/giulia-tofana

https://allthatsinteresting.com/aqua-tofana

Forgotten Lives

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dCex8L-XBU&ab_channel=ForgottenLives

Medium

https://medium.com/@editors_91459/meet-the-woman-who-poisoned-makeup-to-help-over-600-women-murder-their-husbands-cfb03929c36d

Ranker

https://www.ranker.com/list/life-of-giulia-tofana/genevieve-carlton

History Hustle

https://historyhustle.com/giulia-tofana/

Novel Suspects

https://www.novelsuspects.com/articles/meet-the-woman-who-killed-over-600-men-giulia-tofana/

Indie 88

https://indie88.com/the-shocking-true-story-of-giulia-tofana-her-poison-perfume/

Thought Nova

https://thoughtnova.com/giulia-tofana-a-professional-17th-century-poisoner

Mike Dash History

https://mikedashhistory.com/2015/04/06/aqua-tofana-slow-poisoning-and-husband-killing-in-17th-century-italy/

Toxicology in the Middle Ages and Renaissance

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780128095546000068

NCADV

https://ncadv.org/STATISTICS

https://assets.speakcdn.com/assets/2497/domestic_violence_and_psychological_abuse_ncadv.pdf

https://ncadv.org/why-do-victims-stay

Emotional abuse in intimate relationships: The role of gender and age

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3876290/#:~:text=For%20emotional%20abuse%2C%20prevalence%20rates,NISVS)%20by%20Black%20et%20al.

ANANIAS Foundation

https://www.ananiasfoundation.org/domestic-violence-statistics/

Psychology in Seattle 

https://www.psychologyinseattle.com/

How to spot Abuse:

Healthline

https://www.healthline.com/health/signs-of-mental-abuse#neglect-and-isolation

Psych Central

https://psychcentral.com/lib/emotional-abuse-signs#signs-of-emotional-abuse

Stop Relationship Abuse

http://stoprelationshipabuse.org/educated/barriers-to-leaving-an-abusive-relationship/

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