Between early 1692 and mid-1693, the Salem witch trials swept through colonial Massachusetts ... when a group of young girls, including Betty Parris (the daughter of the local minister), began ...

Hannah Edelman for The New York Times Just as “The Crucible,” Arthur Miller’s 1953 classic, used the Salem witch trials as an allegory ... five high school girls and two boys — worked ...

You've probably accepted these nine occurrences as historical fact—but they're actually totally false, or at least highly ...

And there are other organizations such as the National Women's History Alliance, the Girl Scouts and the ... is a modern day response to the Salem Witch Trials and a response to Arthur Miller ...

While it may not be Halloween just yet, the season of the witch has crept up on the Diablo Valley College Drama Department.

Giles Corey, a farmer accused of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials, pleaded “not guilty.” He didn’t believe he’d achieve a fair trial and refused to speak. He was subsequently ...

Every great series has that one episode where everything quietly shifts. That one episode where a supporting character becomes essential and where the tone deepens without losing its charm.

All things considered, Kimberly Belflower's reframing of the Salem witch trials examines the insidious culture of misogyny, presenting women as complex characters rather than mere victims.

His 1953 play, The Crucible, used the Salem witch trials as a metaphor for the Red Scare, exposing the dangers of mass hysteria and false accusations. While the play was initially met with mixed ...