J.K.Richard

The Death of Goody Nurse [July 19, 1692]

The chill New England sunshine
Lay on the kitchen floor;
The wild New England north wind
Came rattling at the door.

And by the wide old fire-place,
Deep in her cushioned chair,
Lay back an ancient woman,
With shining snow-white hair.

The peace of God was on her face,
Her eyes were sweet and [...]

I’ve almost tied every major witch burning/hunt with a feminist epoch or event. Almost.
I fucking hate reading commentary on the Malleus Maleficarum in German. We hates it mein kostbares. We hates it.
What am I aiming for here: I’m proving to myself that early “witchcraft” was nothing more than the first feminist movement — which was [...]