Dressing up as a witch at Halloween? The sickening origins of this caricature may make you think again
- Posted on October 28, 2024
- By The Guardian
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Dressing up as a witch at Halloween? The sickening origins of this caricature may make you think again
How did the idea of a grotesque, green-skinned, broomstick-riding hag come about? It was a lethal combination of church zealots, the invention of the printing press – and male doctors contemptuous of female healers