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"Tituba: Reluctant Witch of Salem?"

When: March 7, 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM Add to Calendar
Tagged: Women's History Month
Filed Under: Activities

Dr. Jerra Jenrette, History, Anthropology, & World Languages Dept.
Frank G. Pogue Student Center, Seminar Room 143

Was Tituba really a witch, as so many have claimed since the famous trials of 1692?  Historian Elaine Breslaw and writer Maryse Condé present information in their works Tituba: Reluctant Witch of Salem and I, Tituba, respectively, suggesting that Tituba was anything but a witch. The presenter will focus on the realities of Tituba's role in the witchcraft hysteria, but also examine many of myths that surround this "mysterious" woman.