We Witches
This recent Halloween, I found myself reflecting on the women—and a few men—in my family tree who were accused of witchcraft. Among them, two were executed, and others were falsely imprisoned, stigmatized, or became social outcasts.
This recent Halloween, I found myself reflecting on the women—and a few men—in my family tree who were accused of witchcraft. Among them, two were executed, and others were falsely imprisoned, stigmatized, or became social outcasts.
It was like telling me I hit some abstract milestone that, until that point, seemed imaginary. None of it seemed real. She reminded me that I’ll be fifty next year. I wasn’t ready to hear that.
As a champion of democracy plus women’s and civil rights, Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a symbol of everything right about our system of justice. It… Read more