Second wives often find their marriages haunted by the first wife, metaphorically and—in the cases I share today—literally.
During a recent newspaper archival session on a Saturday night, I fell down a new rabbit hole: first wives haunting second wives. These first wives cannot rest in peace while their husbands and children welcome a new woman into their home. Sometimes, these spooky spouses are successful in separating the living couples.
I was finding article after article, filling up my commonplace book . Below are five of these articles with images of the clipping and accompanying OCR text.