Verkkoin february 1692, the massachusetts bay colony town of salem village found itself at the center of a notorious case of mass hysteria:
Verkkothe salem witch trials remain one of the most complex and troubling episodes in american history, a case study in the dangers of fear,.
The accused were all women.
“it’s true that the majority of them — say 75, maybe 80 percent — were women,” said jessica parr, a historian.