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Item 1. Burning Women: The European Witch Hunts, Enclosure and the Rise of Capitalism / Lady Stardust. [Olympia, Washington] : [Last Word Press], 2023

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2, Item: 1
Collection number: Box 1

About

A re-issue of this zine done in 2007 by Lady Stardust. That edition differs only in format and illustrations.

Dates

  • Publication: 2023

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Extent

1 items : 26 pages : illustrations ; 14 cm

Language

English

Contents

Introduction (p.2-3)

Historical background: enclosures, and the rise of capitalism, the Church and the State (p.3-5)

How the trials were executed (p.6-7)

Indigestible independent women (p.7-9)

Social control - from village to state (p.9)

Reconstructing women's sexuality (p.10-11)

Wise women, healers and the medical profession (p.12-13)

Birth and midwives (p.13-14)

The rise and destruction of science (p.15-16)

Older women and the rise of private property (p.16-18)

Organized women, organised resistance: the witch trials crush resistance to Capitalism (p.18-20)

Conclusion (p.21)

Recommended reading and notes (p.2224)

Timeline (p.25-26)

Repository Details

Part of the Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections Repository

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