Discover the fascinating and tragic story of Tituba, the enslaved woman at the center of the Salem Witch Trials hysteria. This historical deep dive explores how her testimony, cultural background, and ...

At Nerdist, we feel fascinated by the figure of “The Witch.” We’ve written at length about how the witch often calls to a very queer audience, her position as an othered character who breaks norms and ...

Air Force veteran Jeri Dilno realized she was a lesbian at a young age. For StoryCorps, she discussed the risk she took joining the military in the late 1950s.

Spain’s Centuries-Long Witch Hunt Killed 700 Women In recent years, local officials have broken the spell and apologized for what happened generations ago Joshua Hammer - Contributing writer ...

As the country and its research universities are hurtling toward the abyss, one woman’s fate might not amount to a hill of beans.

Trump, indeed, echoed the Puritan witch hunts’ demonization and condemnation of women when he called Hillary Clinton, “evil” and deserving of being locked up; Kamala Harris, “a deranged ...

Witch-hunt of widows is a function of the patriarchal structure of Nigerian society. Men lose their wives too, but nobody ever accuses them of wizardry in apportioning blame for those wives’ death.

A witch hunt on their teammate has made the season chaotic and uncertain for the rest of the San Jose State team, too. History will eventually recognize these shameful and uninformed furies for ...

The San Jose State player has been the target of online abuse and harassment, and now Donald Trump is talking about her at his rallies. And no one seems to give a damn about the toll this could be ...

It was the real and true urge to write.”) These women do not wish to abjure their domestic responsibilities entirely (as, say, Leda does in Elena Ferrante ’s “ The Lost Daughter,” from 2006).

Read about the tragic incident of a widow killed in a witch-hunt and the ongoing land dispute affecting the community in the state. Stay informed on the latest news and updates on the case.