Ep. 134 the Witch of Pungo: How Grace Sherwood Became the Only Convicted Witch In Virginia and What Her Story Has to Teach Us Now

As it sometimes does, this week's topic presented itself to me. Determined to find out why the little known story of a woman most people have never heard of needed to be told so badly, I dug in. Join me to uncover the story of Grace Sherwood for yourself, the only woman ever to be convicted of witchcraft in Virginia. We'll examine the factors that led to Grace's conviction and the "recipe" for witch hunts that has plagued our past and potentially (but hopefully not!) our future.

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Sources:

• Transcripts of Grace Sherwood's trial for witchcraft
• "A Place In Time: The Age of the Witch of Pungo" by Belinda Nash and Danielle Sheets
• Salem Witch Museum "Grace Sherwood: the 'Witch' of Pungo"
• Ferry Plantation "Trial of Grace Sherwood - the Witch of Pungo"
• Virginia Museum of History and Culture "Grace Sherwood: the 'Witch of Pungo'"
• The Washington Post "Va. Gov. Gives Informal Pardon to Witch"
• Wikipedia "Grace Sherwood"

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