Welcome to Ivy Monroe
Strange history, unsolved mysteries, true crime, infamous women, and thoughtfully curated finds for women who love fascinating stories.
Ivy Monroe is a space for women who are drawn to strange history, unsolved stories, true crime, infamous women, and fascinating lives. Here you’ll find original stories, blog posts, podcast content, and carefully curated finds designed for curious women who love to read, explore, and uncover the unusual and unexpected..
To explore the newest posts, click the Ivy Monroe title at the top of the site, choose a category from the menu, or start browsing below. You can always click the title to return to the main blog page or Click Here
Navigating Through The Site
Below is an explanation of each section so you understand more of what the blog is about and how to navigate through it. You also see what type of blog posts are in each section and what the section is about.
Infamous Women
This section explores women who became famous, feared, misunderstood, scandalized, or impossible to forget.
Here you’ll find stories about notorious women, overlooked historical figures, cult leaders, criminals, survivors, social outsiders, and complicated women whose lives were far stranger than fiction.
Start here if you want: infamous women, forgotten stories, controversial figures, women in history, and fascinating lives that deserve a closer look.
Mysteries
If you love the stories that make you pause and wonder what really happened, this section is for you.
Mysteries explores unsolved cases, eerie disappearances, strange events, cold cases, and the kinds of real stories that leave behind more questions than answers. Some are heartbreaking, some are unsettling, and some are simply hard to explain.
Start here if you want: unsolved mysteries, strange disappearances, cold cases, and mysterious real-life stories.
Strange History
History is not always clean, simple, or boring.
Twisted History is where you’ll find bizarre events, strange historical moments, odd scandals, unusual crimes, and stories from the past that feel almost impossible to believe. These are the stories that make you say, “How did I never hear about this before?”
Start here if you want: weird history, bizarre events, dark history, and strange moments from the past.
Fascinating Lives
Some people live stories that history never should have forgotten.
Fascinating Lives is where I share stories about unique, remarkable, misunderstood, bold, unusual, or unforgettable people from history and beyond. Some were brave. Some were mysterious. Some were complicated. But all of them lived lives worth remembering.
Start here if you want: interesting people, forgotten lives, women in history, unusual biographies, and human stories.
Curated Finds
Curated Finds is where I share useful, cozy, affordable, and thoughtfully chosen products that fit the Ivy Monroe lifestyle.
You’ll find finds for readers, moms, writers, quiet routines, cozy living, self-care, and everyday life. Some posts may include affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission if you purchase through my links at no extra cost to you.
Start here if you want: bookish finds, mom favorites, cozy home finds, self-care items, gift ideas, and Amazon finds.
Shop
The Shop page links to my Amazon Storefront and favorite curated lists.
It’s a simple place to browse products I’ve organized by theme, including bookish finds, mystery and true crime favorites, cozy reading essentials, creator picks, and seasonal discoveries.
Her Strange Hour Show Notes
Her Strange Hour is the video/podcasting storytelling side of Ivy Monroe.
This section will feature short blog posts that provide an overview of the podcast which are called show notes.
This section connects to my Spotify podcast Her Strange Hour, where I do deeper dives into strange history, mysteries, and forgotten stories/women.
You can also watch on YouTube by clicking the link below..
https://www.youtube.com/@herstrangehour
For questions, collaborations, or general messages, you can visit the Contact page.
Enjoy!
Whether you came here for an unsolved mystery, a strange piece of history, an infamous woman, or a bookish find, I hope you discover something that keeps you curious and makes you want to stay awhile.
