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Witches

Both Man and Witch: Uncovering the Invisible History of Male Witches

Since at least the 1970s, academic histories of witches and witchcraft have enjoyed a rare level of visibility in popular culture. Feminist, literary, and historical scholarship about witches has shaped popular culture to such a degree that the discipline has become more about unlearning everything we thought we knew about Read more…

By Marissa Rhodes, 2 weeks4 days ago

The Witch Trial, William Powell Frith, 1848

Witches

Doctor, Healer, Midwife, Witch: How the the Women’s Health Movement Created the Myth of the Midwife-Witch

In 1973, two professors active in the women’s health movement wrote a pamphlet for women to read in the consciousness-raising reading groups. The pamphlet, inspired by Our Bodies, Ourselves, looked to history to explain how women had been marginalized in their own healthcare. Women used to be an important part Read more…

By Sarah Handley-Cousins, 3 weeks3 weeks ago