Edith Tells All at the Appalachian Center for the Arts

“Edith Tells All”, Pamela Gilmer’s One-Woman Show telling the story of Edith Maxwell, a schoolteacher from Pound, Virginia who, at the age of 21, drew national media attention when she was convicted of murdering her father with a high-heeled shoe.

Pamela Gilmer traces the story of ‘slipper slayer’ Edith Maxwell from local schoolteacher, to convicted felon, to free woman, after Eleanor Roosevelt advocated for her release and the Washington Post raised money for her legal defense.

7:00 pm Doors Open
7:30pm Show