In the Salem witch trials, who exactly qualified as a 'witch'?

Petition for the release of Sara Rist (my great, great . . . grandmother) accused of witchcraft. At first, you could have been accused of being a witch, if the girls didn't like you. read more

The Salem witch trials had victims as young as four who died in the prisons. Men were included. It was thought to have been antagonize by adolescent girls who threw fits and names people and said to have come to an end when those girls pointed the finger at one of the ambassadors who held and executed the trials. read more

Pop-culture depictions of the trials, such as the show “Salem,” focus almost exclusively on the female accused. Indeed, misogyny powered the European witch hunts of the 15th and 16th centuries, but Salem was different. read more