![]() ![]() We know that freethinking women were often accused of witchcraft and executed for simply daring to speak their minds, and nowadays we see more subtle ways our patriarchal society has of keeping women in check. It provides an opportunity to confront them in all their complexity and uncomfortable brutality including the treatment, torture and sexual violence inflicted on the suspects.” “Most importantly, it opens the door to reframing how we see the hunts. It’s a mark of respect to those whose lives were destroyed by the accusation of witchcraft,” Cari says. ![]() ![]() ![]() “Sturgeon’s apology is an important moment of recognition. It was an important moment for womankind, because witch hunts are largely treated as an entertaining part of European history, a fun footnote, rather than as an horrific mass femicide. Back in March, First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon issued an apology for the injustice of the Scottish witch hunts and to the thousands that were killed for any kind of nonconformity. ![]()
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