Control, Fear, and the Witch Trials: Unveiling the Hidden Struggles of Women (Blog #5)
In my learning experience from the "Salem Hysteria" assigned reading and "Witches Brew: How Women Shaped Beer History," I found the treatment of accused witches more brutal and layered than I had previously realized. Earlier in the course, learning about the Martha Carrier trial and how women were accused and executed showed the surface of the injustice and didn’t show the full extent of what those who weren’t executed had to go through. Reading about Goody Glover and Eunice Cole revealed the ways society ostracized, humiliated, and physically maltreated these women. These women weren't only being accused and tried, but their whole lives were dismantled. The fact that Goody Glover, after being accused, was treated with suspicion and fear because of her Irish Catholic background adds a layer of discrimination. She was seen as an outsider not only due to the witchcraft accusations but also because of her ethnicity and religion, making her an easier target f...