Ryan Murphy’s new Lizzie Borden series is trading historical accuracy for high drama by featuring 19th-century medical vibrators. While these vintage devices were marketed to treat everything from gout to head colds, the specific models used are actually anachronisms.
Ryan Murphy is reimagining the infamous Lizzie Borden case by introducing a high-stakes queer romance between the accused killer and her family maid. While this intimate subplot adds intense drama to the upcoming Netflix series, there is actually no historical evidence to support it.