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SALEM EPISODE 8: Willful, weak-minded women?

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Bridget Bishop - Is She a Tavern Keeper?

Bridget bishop had previously been hauled in front of magistrates for theft, and had even been on trial for murdering her husband by craft. Stacy shift says there's an undercurrent to the accusations against Bishop that stacy shift thinks is important to consider if we're thinking about gender. If you were a woman who walked around with a book in your pocket or somehow didn't look bedraggled and wet,your chances of getting accused were greater.

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