02327cam a2200313 4500 2684873914 TxAuBib 20260217120000.0 ||||||s2025||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9798318542893 1171db09-59c2-4d15-af0d-981928765ecd OverDrive (Reserve ID) 12348735 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Venditozzi, Zoe. How to Kill a Witch [Libby Audiobook] : The Patriarchy's Guide to Silencing Women. Tantor Media, Inc, 2025. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 228MB. Scottish History. womens studies. womens history. HTML:<p>Scotland, 1563: Crops failed. People starved. And the Devil's influence was stronger than ever―at least, that's what everyone believed. If you were a woman living in Scotland during this turbulent time, there was a very good chance that you, or someone you knew, would be tried as a witch.</p> <p>During the chaos of the Reformation, violence against women was codified for the first time in the Witchcraft Act―a tool of theocratic control with one chilling goal: to root out witches and rid the land of evil. What followed was a dark and misogynistic chapter in history that fanned the flames of witch hunts across the globe, including in the United States and beyond.</p> <p>In <i>How to Kill a Witch</i>, Zoe Venditozzi and Claire Mitchell, hosts of the popular <i>Witches of Scotland</i> podcast, unravel the grim yet absurdly bureaucratic process of identifying, accusing, trying, and executing women as witches.</p> <p>This captivating (and often infuriating) account, which weaves a rich tapestry of trial transcripts, witness accounts, and the documents that set the legal grounds for the witch hunts, exposes how this violent period of history mirrors today's struggles for justice and equality.</p>. Women's Studies. Nonfiction. Sociology. History. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2026-02-16 20:00:03. Mitchell, Claire. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=1171db09-59c2-4d15-af0d-981928765ecd&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)