Media
Podcasts
“Alias Agnes,” New Books Network with host Jane Scimeca, Feb. 11, 2026.
“Tale of a Gilded Age Female Spy,”Kentucky Chronicles with host Allen Fletcher, Winter 2006 (Feb. 10, 2026).
“Alias Agnes: The Notorious Tale of a Gilded Age Spy,”Made at the Library, Libary of Congress with hosts Elizabeth Novara and Michelle Krowl, January 21, 2026.
“True Story of a Gilded Age Spy and a Scandalous Trial,” People Hidden in History, host Kathleen Langone, July 16, 2025.
“Madeleine Pollard, Jane Tucker, and the Sex Scandal that Brought Down a Congressman,”Unsung History with host Kelly Pollock, July 14, 2025.
“Agnes the Spy,”Mainely History with hosts Ian Saxine and Tiffany Link, May 30, 2025.
“Dr. Beth DeWolfe on Jane Armstrong Tucker and Madeleine Pollard,” Infinite Women with host Allison Tyra, April 28, 2025.
Baseball, Books, and Banter: Special Guest Elizabeth DeWolfewith host Nicole Asselin, March 23, 2025 (YouTube) and Audio version.
“Bringing History to Life,” Oh, the Humanities! Center for Global Humanities, University of New England, episode 1, August 3, 2024.
“Murder in a Mill Town with Elizabeth DeWolfe,” Mainely History, Feb. 24, 2024.
“More than a Mistress,” Kentucky Chronicles, Kentucky Historical Society, vol. 1, No. 2, Summer 2023.
“Jane Toppan,” LadyKillers with Lucy Worsley, Series 2, episode 19, March 20, 2023.
Interviews
“Live from Chevy Chase,” Morning Show, Fox56, Lexington, KY, October 31, 2025.
“A Tale of Two Sleuths,” Colgate Magazine, Summer 2025, pp.22-23.
“True story of Maine-native and undercover detective Jane Tucker told in new book,” WABI TV-5 Book Club (Bangor, ME), June 19, 2025.
“The Real Agnes Parker: Castle Tucker’s Gilded Age ‘Girl Spy,’” Historic New England, June 19, 2025.
“UNE Professor Elizabeth DeWolfe shares historical research on women spies in public book talks across Maine,” Deirdre Fleming Stires, University of New England, June 17, 2025.
“Local Author Brings Maine Woman’s Story to Life,” Sydney Richelieu, [Portland, ME] Press Herald, 5/27/25.
Alias Agnes: A Q & A with Elizabeth DeWolfe, History in the Margins (blog) by Pamela Toler, April 18, 2025.
“Meet Elizabeth DeWolfe,” Bold Journey, November 19, 2024.
“Millworker’s grim 19th-century murder was a cautionary tale for girls,” Troy R. Bennett, Bangor (ME) Daily News, Feb. 2, 2023.
“Telling Women’s History: Three Questions and an Answer with Elizabeth DeWolfe, “ Pamela D. Toler, History in the Margins, March 11, 2019.
Events
Upcoming Lectures, Readings, and Events
Mid-Maine Book Fair , Fairfield, ME, May 24, 2026.
“Crime in the Archive,” pre-conference workshop & tour, Maine Crime Wave, Maine Historical Society, Portland, ME, May 29, 2026.
Androscoggin Historical Society, annual meeting, June 2, 2026.
Society for the History of Gilded Age & Progressive Era, annual conference, Loyola Univ., Chicago, June 4-7, 2026.
Pjepscot Historial Society, Brunswick, ME, June 11, 2026.
“Food on the 4th: Maine Style,” Biddeford Historical Society, McArthur Library, Biddeford, ME, July 9, 5:30 p.m.
“Victorian Hairwork,” Rangeley (ME) Public Library, July 22, 2026.
“Alias Agnes: A Reading and Talk,” Kennebec Historical Society, Augusta, ME, July 29, 2026.
“The Great Turn-Out of 1841: Maine Women on Strike!” Waterboro (ME) Historical Society, September 3, 7:00 p.m.
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Media
Podcasts
“Agnes the Spy,” Mainely History with hosts Ian Saxine and Tiffany Link, May 30, 2025.
“Dr. Beth DeWolfe on Jane Armstrong Tucker and Madeleine Pollard,” Infinite Women with host Allison Tyra, April 28, 2025.
Baseball, Books, and Banter: Special Guest Elizabeth DeWolfe with host Nicole Asselin, March 23, 2025 (YouTube) and Audio version.
“Bringing History to Life,” Oh, the Humanities! Center for Global Humanities, University of New England, episode 1, August 3, 2024.
“Murder in a Mill Town with Elizabeth DeWolfe,” Mainely History, Feb. 24, 2024.
“More than a Mistress,” Kentucky Chronicles, Kentucky Historical Society, vol. 1, No. 2, Summer 2023.
“Jane Toppan,” LadyKillers with Lucy Worsley, Series 2, episode 19, March 20, 2023.
Interviews
“True story of Maine-native and undercover detective Jane Tucker told in new book,” WABI TV-5 Book Club (Bangor, ME), June 19, 2025.
“The Real Agnes Parker: Castle Tucker’s Gilded Age ‘Girl Spy,’” Historic New England, June 19, 2025.
“UNE Professor Elizabeth DeWolfe shares historical research on women spies in public book talks across Maine,” Deirdre Fleming Stires, University of New England, June 17, 2025.
“Local Author Brings Maine Woman’s Story to Life,” Sydney Richelieu, [Portland, ME] Press Herald, 5/27/25.
Alias Agnes: A Q & A with Elizabeth DeWolfe, History in the Margins (blog) by Pamela Toler, April 18, 2025.
“Meet Elizabeth DeWolfe,” Bold Journey, November 19, 2024.
“Millworker’s grim 19th-century murder was a cautionary tale for girls,” Troy R. Bennett, Bangor (ME) Daily News, Feb. 2, 2023.
“Telling Women’s History: Three Questions and an Answer with Elizabeth DeWolfe, “ Pamela D. Toler, History in the Margins, March 11, 2019.
Events
Upcoming Lectures, Readings, and Events
Author Showcase, Gardiner (ME) Public Library, June 21, 9:30-12:30. FMI
“Alias Agnes, Gilded Age Spy—A Reading,” Parsons Memorial Library, Alfred (ME), June 30, 5:00 p.m.
“Alias Agnes, Gilded Age Spy—A Reading,” Waterboro (ME) Historical Society, August 7, 7:00 p.m.
“Alias Agnes, Gilded Age Spy—A Reading,” Shaw Public Library, Greenville (ME), August 15, 4:00 p.m.
“Alias Agnes, Gilded Age Spy—A Reading,” Readfield (ME) Public Library, September 25, 6:00 p.m.
“Alias Agnes, Gilded Age Spy—A Reading,” Berwick (ME) Public Library, September 30, 6:00 p.m.
“A Congressman’s Mistress, a Gilded Age Spy, and a Very Rare Book,” ABAA Antiquarian Book Fair, Boston, November 8, 2:00 p.m.
“The Mysterious Case of the ‘Girl Spy,’” University of New England, Center for Global Humanities, Portland (ME), November 17, 6:00 p.m. And streamed live. FMI