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The Child Bride - UI Podcast #136
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Length:
42 minutes
Released:
Jun 26, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
Just how young is too young to marry? This episode takes a look at the 1937 marriage between 9-year-old Eunice Winstead and 22-year-old Charlie Johns. Also learn about the purpose of glassmaker's soap, a couple married atop the original Ferris wheel, a time when kissing was barred on Bavarian trains, and a man who twice tried to commit suicide by throwing himself under the wheels of moving cars. Retrosponsor: Dr. I. Q. Candy Bar
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Released:
Jun 26, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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