For centuries, the word witch has been one of patriarchy’s favourite insults. It was a convenient label for women who were too loud, too intelligent, too independent, too unmarried or simply too opinionated. When men could not dominate a woman, history shows they often chose to demonise her instead. The image sold to us is theatrical with black hats, broomsticks, spells and cackling women in forests. However, the reality was much uglier. Witch h…
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