Salem Witch Trials: Inequality Between Men And Women In 1692

In 1692, people were accused of casting spells, which meant they were siding with the devil in Salem, New England. Many people who lived in the countryside of Salem believed that the Holy Bible were God’s direct words and should be followed precisely. Women were more likely to be accused of casting spells because they were expected to be at home, listen to their husband, and weren’t aloud to be ministers so there were more likely to preach the devil. People believe that women aren’t good enough and men are superior to women, even now in this century. There is still a pay in inequality between the average men and women. Women make about seventy-nine percent of men’s average hourly wage. This relates to the salem witch trials because women who are seen

The people believed that the word of God was the only way of life and needed to be followed. They believed that the witches were trying to “breakdown God.” Any person who was accused of being a witch was first checked to see if they had the devils mark and if they did they would poke it with a needle and if they showed pain or drew blood then it wasn’t considered the devil’s mark. They were put on trial but no one ever wanted to stand up for the witches because if you did then you would then get interrogated and people then thought you were a witch also. Many people believe that things are good how they are but they don’t realize how much more needs to still be done. People still believe in their original morals and think that women need to be housewives just like back in the day, yes we have come very far since then but women still don’t receive the same amount of money as men and they do the same job. Many people were falsely accused of being witches and got their rights taken away from them but those people have helped change our society and improve it from what it was to