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Justice for Witch Trial Victims: Supporting Massachusetts Bill H.1927
Between 1647 and 1688, five women were executed for alleged witchcraft in Boston, Massachusetts: Margaret Jones, Elizabeth Kendall, Alice Lake, Ann Hibbins, and Goody Glover. These women endured false accusations, torturous examinations, and unjust executions based on fear and prejudice. Nearly four centuries later, their names remain tainted by wrongful convictions. Bill H.1927,“An Act exonerating…