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minus-squareTodd Bonzalez@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down22·2 months agoYes, all those wealthy 17th century Puritan women who were killed for their land that they were allowed to have. I totally forgot about that. /s
minus-squarecatloaf@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·2 months agoIt wasn’t just women. The case of Giles Corey is probably the most famous. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giles_Corey
minus-squareDeceptichum@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 months agoGuy sounds like he was a piece of shit his whole life. Not surprised someone would make up a claim.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·2 months ago widows did have some legal rights and could inherit property from their deceased husbands. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_17th-century_New_England Accusing an old widowed lady of being a witch to take her land? Sounds quite plausible to me.
minus-squareStamau123@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoSeems you did, in fact, forgot about that
Yes, all those wealthy 17th century Puritan women who were killed for their land that they were allowed to have. I totally forgot about that. /s
It wasn’t just women. The case of Giles Corey is probably the most famous.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giles_Corey
Guy sounds like he was a piece of shit his whole life. Not surprised someone would make up a claim.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_17th-century_New_England
Accusing an old widowed lady of being a witch to take her land? Sounds quite plausible to me.
Seems you did, in fact, forgot about that