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Witches Brew: How the Patriarchy Ruins Everything for Women, Even Beer

An old woman with a pointy hat, cauldron, broom, cat, and smelly brew? Why, she must be a witch! This tableau has titillated and thrilled and terrified Europeans and Americans for centuries. But this woman is not communing with the devil or cursing her neighbors. She’s not even making herbal Read more

By Averill Earls, 8 years ago August 18, 2025
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A Changeling or His Wife? The Brutal Murder of Bridget Cleary in 1895 Ireland

After Michael Cleary murdered his wife Bridget Cleary, he wandered the Tipperary countryside in his best suit, telling everyone he met that he was going to reclaim her from the fairies. Three nights he waited for her to come out of the local fairy fort – the ring of stones Read more

By Averill Earls, 9 years ago September 25, 2024

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