In this week's episode, Syd & Jess cover the European Witch Trials - which may not sound related to medicine until you hear about who was targeted. Midwives, healers, widows, and middle aged women were regularly the targets of dangerous, sweeping accusations that led to the deaths of up to 100,000 people in Medieval Europe.
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Sources for this episode:
https://imss.org/2019/12/18/a-note-from-the-collections-midwives-and-healers-in-the-european-witch-trials/
https://medium.com/lessons-from-history/the-witch-trials-of-midwives-e1ee1778568c
https://theyorkhistorian.com/2017/03/11/the-european-witch-hunts
https://teaandrosemary.com/european-witch-trials-hunts/
https://liviecampbell.medium.com/when-wise-women-were-witches-a6e42ce2610
https://historycollection.com/accounts-european-witch-hunts-reveal-deadly-origins-might-not-expect/2/
https://www.history.com/news/beyond-salem-6-lesser-known-witch-trials
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Berwick_witch_trials
https://www.thecollector.com/european-witch-hunting/
https://historycollection.com/accounts-european-witch-hunts-reveal-deadly-origins-might-not-expect/3/
Last Podcast on the Left: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-223-witch-hunts/id437299706?i=1000368182850