re: #97 imp_62

Explain where I went wrong. My understanding is that witch hunts stemmed at least in part from a deep-seated social misogyny, singling out strong-willed and independent women - amongst them healers - as witches.

Hi imp_62. Thought ya might be interested in a theory involving ergot and the Salem witch trials. (It’s about halfway down, after a description of the fungus itself.)

Ergot and Salem