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I found it remarkable that Elizabeth Goodman stood up against the townspeople in her New Haven colony who accused her of being a witch. I assumed that these women would be so shocked by the accusations that they would feel powerless to do anything besides wait it out or that they would try to hide instead of face their accusors. Clearly Godman wanted to prove to the court how unfounded the claims against her were. I also was surprised that she wasn’t placed on trial until two years after she first sued. It seems that the justice system was just as slow in the seventeenth century as it is today!—Caitlin Quinn | I found it remarkable that Elizabeth Goodman stood up against the townspeople in her New Haven colony who accused her of being a witch. I assumed that these women would be so shocked by the accusations that they would feel powerless to do anything besides wait it out or that they would try to hide instead of face their accusors. Clearly Godman wanted to prove to the court how unfounded the claims against her were. I also was surprised that she wasn’t placed on trial until two years after she first sued. It seems that the justice system was just as slow in the seventeenth century as it is today!—Caitlin Quinn | ||
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| + | In reading all these witchcraft trials, I'm reminded of the trials in Europe during the early modern period. It was said that you were a wise woman if you worked "white/good" magic but you were a "witch / evil" only if something went wrong and your "magic" didn't work. Was the situation similar in the colonies? --Katelynn V. | ||
