The woman who became a witch-pricker

[icymist]

Witch-prickers are the stuff of horror films. A man in the tall hat and the dark cloak of a Puritan who comes to town to terrorise helpless women. But what if the witch-pricker was actually a woman in disguise? In Scotland, in 1662, that's exactly what happened.

A woman named Christian Caddell had watched one of Scotland's most famous witch-prickers at work, and thought 'I could do that!'

There was one problem: at this time most normal jobs were men only.

This was an extraordinary job. But by dressing as a man, she got away with it.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-20315106

[love_katz]

1. Ugh! What a nasty, horrible story.

It gives some insight on why anyone, especially a woman, would want to do that kind of thing. There was HUGE serious $$$$$$ involved.

Thank you for posting this, icymist.

I wish more people would visit this forum. You do a lot of work here.

Posted by luv_mykatz. Please see my post on the Welcome and Help page. I am not a newbie, and not a troll.

Bright blessings.

[Ilsa]

2. The cruelty of people was

unconscionable.

Thank you for posting this article. The history and culture are frightening.