Borden Writing Assignments

You can find detailed information to help you answer these questions in three places:

the World Wide Web
library books about the Bordens (click on LINCC)
articles in Academic Search Premier (click on "Databases" and "Remote Access Databases" and use your Social Security Number)

Choose one of these topicsl Each essay must be at least 250 words long. Use a checklist as a guide.

1. Were the Bordens a typical family for their time?

2. Was Lizzie Borden a typical Victorian woman?

3. Did Lizzie have a solid alibi for the murders?