Lies, Legacy, and the Woman History Forgot.

I’ve heard it said there are two constants in life: death and taxes. But lately, I’ve been wondering if there’s a third - lies.

Not the big, earth-shattering ones. I’m talking about the little ones we’re told as kids. Like when you ask to turn on the car light at night and your dad insists it’s illegal. It’s not. It’s just annoying to drive with a glowing dome light. But instead of explaining that, they say something scarier — because a child might respect a police officer more than their parent’s discomfort.

I think about that kind of lie often now.

Not because it ruined me (it didn’t), but because those lies teach us early on to fear authority — sometimes more than we understand it.

And that’s something I keep circling back to in my research — especially as I uncovered the story of my 11th great-grandmother, Eleanor Neale.

She lived in 17th-century Virginia, but that detail alone doesn’t tell you much. What matters is who she was. Or more accurately, who society allowed her to be.

Eleanor didn’t have the luxury of harmless lies or soft truths. She had to fear authority in a very real, very dangerous way. And sometimes, she had to fear herself — her voice, her strength, her actions. Because just being a woman with opinions could cost you everything.

In the eyes of the law, Eleanor — and women like her — didn’t exist as full people. Legally, their identity was tied to their fathers and husbands. They couldn’t vote, own land outright, or testify against a man in court. Their names appeared in records, but not as individuals. They were daughters, wives, and mothers. Never just themselves.

And for some women, that role was enough.

But for others, it wasn’t. Some — like Eleanor — wanted more.

They wanted their stories told. And I’ve made it my mission to make sure they are.

This season on Legacy Lore is about witchcraft, yes — but it’s also about Eleanor’s reality. A woman who wasn’t afraid to speak up, defend herself in court, and claim a voice in a world that demanded her silence.

And in telling her story, I hope you feel inspired to explore your own. Maybe there’s a name in your family tree that’s been misunderstood or forgotten. Maybe, like Eleanor, there’s someone buried in the footnotes of history who deserves a second look.

Because the truth is — sometimes the most important stories are the ones we’ve been told not to ask about.

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