History SR
Pmnguyen1989
WomenintheColonies.pptx
Life in British North America
Pt. 1: The Salem Witch Trials and Women in the Colonies
Salem Witch Trials, Background
Aftermath of King Philip’s War
Glorious Revolution (1688)
Theocracy
Salem Witch Trials
The two Sarahs and Tituba
20 executed (19 women, one man)
Moldy bread, red state/blue state, “nasty” women
Anne hutchinson
Bible study group leader in Boston
Free Grace Controversy
Banished from Massachusetts Bay
Domestic Sphere
“True wives” work in the home, etc.
Plenty of women broke this model
Myth sticks in minds for centuries
Women’s Rights (Or Lack Thereof)
No right to…
Vote
Sign contracts
Bring lawsuits
Education
Eliza Lucas
Indigo girl
Manages father’s South Carolina plantations
