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See the New Tartan Pattern Created to Honor Women Accused of Witchcraft in Scotland Between 1563 and 1736
The black, red, gray and pink design honors the thousands of individuals—mostly women—who were persecuted under the Scottish ...
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“The Night Witches”: The Soviet Air Force’s Deadliest Female Bomber Pilots
As part of its Women’s History Month coverage, The National Interest is publishing a multi-part series honoring some of ...
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From pointy hats to murder of innocents, 'The Story of Witches' revives the past
Willow Winsham's new book on witches, past and present, offers a fun, fast, well researched historical summary that is also a ...
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In Appalachia, Women Carry Traditions in Folk Magic and ‘Granny Witchcraft’
Folk magic goes by many names in the Appalachian Mountains: root work, granny magic, kitchen witchery, Braucherei, witchcraft ...
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Exploring the historical connection between queer women and witchcraft
We dive deep into an exploration of the associations between queer women and witchcraft throughout the centuries.
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New tartan design to honor women persecuted by Scotland’s Witchcraft Act
A new Scottish tartan has been designed to honor the thousands of individuals — mostly women — who were executed between 1563 and 1736 under Scotland’s Witchcraft Act. The Witches of Scotland tartan ...
Why Absolute Wonder Woman’s creators rewrote her as a literal witch from hell
The story of Diana’s close victory (and how it nearly costs her everything) is twinned with flashbacks to the Lasso’s origin, ...
Assam: Woman critically injured after being assaulted on suspicion of witchcraft in Romai Tea Estate
A 62-year-old Adivasi woman in Assam was critically injured after being assaulted by a mob on suspicion of witchcraft, ...