Lizzie Borden never married and was acquitted of her parents’ 1892 murders, which remain unsolved. Her rumored romance with actress Nance O’Neil was never confirmed; Netflix’s series depicts a relationship between Borden and maid Bridget Sullivan.
Borden was active in Fall River church and charity work, teaching Sunday school to children of Chinese immigrants and volunteering at Good Samaritan Charity Hospital. At 30, her father sent her on a months-long European tour with two cousins, unlike the Netflix series’ portrayal of her as a homebody.
