Why Are There So Many Female Ghosts?
Female ghosts seem to dominate the afterlife. Whether the spirits are real or not, the reasons for the disparity could be revealing.
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Why so many female ghosts?
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I would rather see a female ghost than a male. Perhaps others do too.
If we consider what we know about what makes a ghost...
Traditionally women have been the weaker sex and have been subject to some terrible conditions and circumstances. From what we think we know about ghosts they often haunt because of a traumatic death or unfinished business. I think trama has been the circumstances for women in the past and probably still is the case in many countries. I think the fact that more women than men have been subjects of violence over the years could account for it. Also, if I recall correctly there are more women born to start with than men, so the ratio would be higher. I am just throwing ideas out there, what do you all think?
Traditionally women have been the weaker sex and have been subject to some terrible conditions and circumstances. From what we think we know about ghosts they often haunt because of a traumatic death or unfinished business. I think trama has been the circumstances for women in the past and probably still is the case in many countries. I think the fact that more women than men have been subjects of violence over the years could account for it. Also, if I recall correctly there are more women born to start with than men, so the ratio would be higher. I am just throwing ideas out there, what do you all think?
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That's a great theory Lynne. I believe a scorned women would get you back, even from the other side
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Come to think of it, Lynne's observation matches up with the Chicago ghost legends (real or not.) Resurrection Mary is the big one. That one is very real and my great grandparents experienced it.
Oh we would love to hear the story Paint. Is it something you could share.
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I would agree Lynne,
Link and quote below about the last day of Catherine Howard:-
When the Lords of the Council came for her, she allegedly panicked and screamed as they manhandled her into the barge that would escort her to the Tower on Friday 10 February 1542, her flotilla passing under London Bridge where the heads of Culpeper and Dereham were impaled (and where they remained until 1546). Entering through the Traitors' Gate, she was led to her prison cell. The next day the bill of attainder received Royal Assent and her execution was scheduled for 7:00 a.m. on Monday 13 February 1542.[40] Arrangements for the execution were supervised by Sir John Gage in his role as Constable of the Tower.[41]
The night before her execution, Catherine is believed to have spent many hours practising how to lay her head upon the block, which had been brought to her at her request.[42] She died with relative composure but looked pale and terrified; she required assistance to climb the scaffold. According to popular folklore her last words were, "I die a Queen, but I would rather have died the wife of Culpeper", but no eyewitness accounts support this, instead reporting that she stuck to traditional final words, asking for forgiveness for her sins and acknowledging that she deserved to die "a thousand deaths" for betraying the king, who had always treated her so graciously. She described her punishment as "worthy and just" and asked for mercy for her family and prayers for her soul. This was typical of the speeches given by people executed during that period, most likely in an effort to protect their families, since the condemned's last words would be relayed to the King. Catherine was then beheaded with the executioner's axe.[43]
Catherine Howard - Wikipedia
The poor women who had the misfortune to be his wife. Having absolute power creates tyrants..I would agree Lynne,
Link and quote below about the last day of Catherine Howard:-
When the Lords of the Council came for her, she allegedly panicked and screamed as they manhandled her into the barge that would escort her to the Tower on Friday 10 February 1542, her flotilla passing under London Bridge where the heads of Culpeper and Dereham were impaled (and where they remained until 1546). Entering through the Traitors' Gate, she was led to her prison cell. The next day the bill of attainder received Royal Assent and her execution was scheduled for 7:00 a.m. on Monday 13 February 1542.[40] Arrangements for the execution were supervised by Sir John Gage in his role as Constable of the Tower.[41]
The night before her execution, Catherine is believed to have spent many hours practising how to lay her head upon the block, which had been brought to her at her request.[42] She died with relative composure but looked pale and terrified; she required assistance to climb the scaffold. According to popular folklore her last words were, "I die a Queen, but I would rather have died the wife of Culpeper", but no eyewitness accounts support this, instead reporting that she stuck to traditional final words, asking for forgiveness for her sins and acknowledging that she deserved to die "a thousand deaths" for betraying the king, who had always treated her so graciously. She described her punishment as "worthy and just" and asked for mercy for her family and prayers for her soul. This was typical of the speeches given by people executed during that period, most likely in an effort to protect their families, since the condemned's last words would be relayed to the King. Catherine was then beheaded with the executioner's axe.[43]
Catherine Howard - Wikipedia
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