Mastodawn

Sarah Good (née Solart) was one of the first three women to be executed by hanging during the #SalemWitchTrials, on #ThisDayInHistory in 1692. The public panic in Massachusetts came after the peak of such hysteria in Europe, and many accusations were cynically social & political.

PugJesus Feb 15

"More weight!"

https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/1779773/more-weight

DoomsdaysCW Jan 7

Also, getting rid of #Witches in #NewEngland had more to do with widows who were #landowners than it did with actual #Witchcraft! (I know, 'cuz it happened to one of my ancestors!)

#NewEnglandHistory #NorthShore #SalemWitchTrials #History #Greed #Histodon

James H. Mayfield Oct 28

🧙‍♀️🧹When Light Breaks Through takes us beyond the witch trials to tell a riveting, expansive story of what happened in Salem Village.

When Light Breaks Through, by Brenda Murphy

Free until October 30th!

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C5S5G1QB

#historicalfiction #salemwitchtrials

Wittgenstein's Monster Sep 22, 2025

🗓 This Day in History — Sept 22, 1692
The last executions of the Salem witch trials.
Martha Corey
Mary Eastey
Alice Parker
Mary Parker
Ann Pudeator
Wilmot Redd
Margaret Scott
Samuel Wardwell

Hanged for “witchcraft.”
Buried by myth.
Still not all the way forgiven.

Bittersweet history.
If you're curious, The Witches: Salem, 1692 by Stacy Schiff is a haunting read.
No magic. Just mass delusion, fear, and power.

#SalemWitchTrials #ThisDayInHistory #HistoryIsWarning #ReadSchiff

Eleanor Skelton Sep 19, 2025

I’m so proud of how deeply my students think.

"I have been falsely accused before and I would be upset if i were in a situation like the Salem Witch Trials. It must’ve felt mentally exhausting to be antagonized just for existing."

#TeachingAdventures #EduSky #SalemWitchTrials #TheCrucible

@Aoiwave Sep 18, 2025

🔥 Between fear, superstition, and tragedy… the Salem Witch Trials teach us to question and reflect.
Explore the story that shaped America.
🔗 Check it out: https://hauntings2.wordpress.com/2025/09/18/the-haunting-legacy-of-the-salem-witch-trials-a-tale-of-fear-injustice-and-tragedy/
#LearnFromHistory #SalemWitchTrials #BewareTheHype #LivingHistory

The Haunting Legacy of the Salem Witch Trials: A Tale of Fear, Injustice, and Tragedy

In the year 1692, the small Puritan settlement of Salem Village, now known as Danvers, Massachusetts, became the epicenter of one of the most chilling episodes in American history. The Salem Witch …

@Hauntings

ParaTruth: Reborn Jun 18, 2025

During the Salem Witch Trials of 1692, "spectral evidence"—testimony that the spirit or specter of the accused was seen committing witchcraft—was enough to convict someone. It was later ruled inadmissible, but not before 20 people were executed.

#WeirdWednesdays #paranormalfacts #SalemWitchTrials #ParaTruthReborn

Ashley Marie Mar 31, 2025

“They didn’t burn witches, they burned women” - A visit to the gravesites of the women (and few men) who were unjustly persecuted and executed during the Salem Witch Trials in Salem, Massachusetts, USA, circa 1692-1693. A mar on American history in the sea of cruel treatment of women that occurred worldwide from the 15th to 18th centuries where the world of patriarchy and misogyny was used to control women, torturing and murdering those who didn’t comply or questioned commonly accepted gender roles. A time that feels we are still recovering from, that we’re still seeking the release from the silent oppression of, that we’re dangerously close to recreating in modern day society.

Let’s not forget where we’ve been so we can better guide next steps of where we want to go! 🫶🏼

#SalemMA #SalemWitchTrials #History #Women #WomensHistory #feminist #feminism #grave #cemetery #gravesite #historic #flowers #photography #photo #amateurphotography #nature #naturephotography #landscape #landscapephotography #historicphotography #hashtagegames #pixelfed #fediverse