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A Feminist Perspective on the History of Women as Witches

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Witch Hunts
 Salem
 Gender
 Patriarchy
 Witchcraft
 Women
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2017-09-07
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12648/2749
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This paper explores the ways that women have been deemed witches throughout history. Salem, 1692, was a heightened time for witch accusations. The women accused left a mark on history and their identities became the mainstream stereotype of witches seen in media and pop culture. Transgressive women and women in power are called witches in contemporary United States as they were hundreds of years ago. The witch image is used to reinforce gender inequality and marginalize women who push back against our patriarchal society.
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