Hemphill, C. Dallett. "Women in Court: Sex-Role Differentiation in Salem, Massachusetts, 1636 to 1683." The William and Mary Quarterly 39, no. 1 (1982): 164-75.
This source pints out the fact that men held power and authority over women since the beginning of Salem and throughout its development. The law was enforced by patriarchal figures and women were subjects who were expected to follow it. While Salem was a patriarchal society, it surprisingly also allowed women to testify in court and were active in their duties outside of the household. Women were aware of the social issues that surrounded them. This source shows the shift that occurred in Salem and caused women to eventually feel “economically helpless”. The experience of abuse between …show more content…
"The Specter of Salem in American Culture." OAH Magazine of History 17, no. 4 (2003): 24-27. Focuses on the impact of the Salem witchcraft trials had on the American society over the centuries, particularly in relation to modern trials that include tactics of mob-hysteria and frenzy. This article explores different events in history, such as the anti-communism “Red Scare” in the 1950's and anti-slavery movement during the U.S. Civil War. Discusses how and why Salem's witch-hunt remains an enduring American cultural metaphor even after 300 years. Universally, Salem is forever branded as an event in history where accusing and executing a group of accused women because a local trend. Professor Adams earned her PhD from the University of New Hampshire and now teaches courses at Texas Tech University. She delivers lectures on the early national period of U.S. History, topics in History and Memory, and Historical Methods and Historiography. She was tenured and promoted in 2008, and has published several articles and encyclopedia essays correlated to her research. Her most current major publications were The Specter of Salem: Remembering the Witch Trials in Nineteenth-Century …show more content…
This source explores the reasons to why certain records do not exist anymore and why this results in lost information and details. This source also explains how certain transcripts and records were misinterpreted due to penmanship and the confusion of letters. Reading more into this book, the author provides textual evidence that shows the accused were usually women. It goes as far as showing evidence of the ridiculousness way to suspect of women went as far as examining their physical features and looking for “witches teats” in six accused girls.

Gibson, Marion. 2006. "Retelling Salem stories: gender politics and witches in American culture." European Journal Of American Culture 25, no. 2: 85-107. This source begins with the impact that Salem has had on our modern country, and what sparked the obsession of witchcraft in America. The article goes back to the late 17th century, and provides statistics as to how many were accused and executed around this time. The author then links these accusations to many other witch-hunts around the world, and claims that the reasons behind these hunts were to prevent enlightened thinkers, especially women. Marion Gibson is the Associate Dean for Education in the College of