What makes a woman a witch? Financial independence

Women aren’t being burnt at the stake any more, but there is still risk and violence implicit in the label ‘witch’ When Katherine Harrison’s husband passed away, she became the wealthiest woman in Wethersfield, Connecticut. Rather than wallow in her new status as a young widow…

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