@jeffw to World NewsEnglish • 2 months agoKenyans accused of witchcraft then murdered for land in Kilifiwww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square13arrow-up1170arrow-down12cross-posted to: atheism
arrow-up1168arrow-down1external-linkKenyans accused of witchcraft then murdered for land in Kilifiwww.bbc.com@jeffw to World NewsEnglish • 2 months agomessage-square13cross-posted to: atheism
minus-squareFlying SquidMlinkEnglish21•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.
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.