Chapter
The Tale of the 160-Year-Old Nursemaid Impersonator
10:47 - 14:02 (03:14)
A man touts an 80-year-old woman as a 160-year-old former nursemaid to George Washington to draw in crowds for a freak show. When ticket sales drop, he anonymously confesses to a Boston newspaper that the woman was a fake.
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This podcast episode talks about a fraudulent freak-show featuring a 160-year-old woman who was claimed to be George Washington’s nursemaid, but in reality, was only 80.
10:47 - 14:02 (03:14)
Fraud
Summary
This podcast episode talks about a fraudulent freak-show featuring a 160-year-old woman who was claimed to be George Washington’s nursemaid, but in reality, was only 80. The show was exposed through an anonymous letter to a Boston newspaper.