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Cora L. V. (Cora Linn Victoria) Richmond
1840–1923
A celebrated 19th-century Spiritualist speaker and writer, she became widely known for trance lectures that drew large audiences across the United States. Her books and public work helped make her one of the most recognizable voices in American Spiritualism.
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My experiences while out of my body : and my return after many days
by Cora L. V. (Cora Linn Victoria) Richmond
About the author
Born in New York in 1840, Cora L. V. Richmond was known during her life by several surnames, including Scott, Hatch, Tappan, and Richmond. She rose to prominence as a lecturer and medium in the Spiritualist movement, and contemporary reference sources describe her as one of its best-known public figures.
In addition to speaking, she wrote extensively on Spiritualist ideas, religion, and the soul. Many of her works were published under the name Cora L. V. Richmond, and library records preserve titles such as My Experiences While Out of My Body and My Return After Many Days and The Nature of Spiritual Existence, and Spiritual Gifts.
She died in 1923, leaving behind a body of writing and a reputation as a major popularizer of Spiritualism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. For readers interested in the history of American metaphysical thought, her life offers a vivid glimpse of a movement built on public lectures, belief, and debate.