The Fox Sisters

The Fox Sisters were American siblings—Margaret, Kate, and Leah—who gained fame in the 1840s for their role in the spiritualist movement. They claimed to communicate with spirits through a series of mysterious rapping sounds. Their demonstrations attracted widespread attention and helped popularize spiritualism, the belief that the living can contact the dead. Initially celebrated, the sisters later admitted that their supernatural abilities were a hoax. Despite this revelation, their influence on religious and cultural beliefs about the afterlife continued, highlighting the era's fascination with mysticism and the unknown.