Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection

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Witches and Bawds as Elderly Women in England, 1680-1730

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Year: 2016, 2016
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): McMorrow, Erin, Thesis advisor (ths): Hurl-Eamon, Jennine, Degree committee member (dgc): Siena, Kevin, Degree committee member (dgc): Harris-Stoertz, Fiona, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>Many print sources from 1680 to 1730 depicted bawds and witches as figures of transgressive elderly femininity. They were often described as having roughly the same anti-social behaviour, age, and gender. Both witches and bawds were seen as seducing innocents into a life of sin, associating with the </p><p>devil, and acting lustful and unmotherly. Furthermore, they were… more
Full Text: WITCHES AND BAWDS AS ELDERLY WOMEN IN ENGLAND, 1680-1730 A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in the Faculty of Arts and Science. TRENT UNIVERSITY Peterborough, …