Summary of "Women and Witchcraft"
<Tab/>The Salem witch crisis of 1692 to 1693 brought much fear into the lives of the people of Salem. Many witches were believed to be older woman very few were men. In the colonial period women did not play a significant role in everyday life but now that they were accused of being witches the women of Salem were getting more attention than they bargained for.
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<Tab/>Many people believed that witchcraft was real. The people of Salem now had a reason to distrust their beliefs. For that reason the witches wer…
