Appalachian Granny Witches

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Appalachian granny witches were the doctors, midwives, healers, herbalists, and spiritual guides of their isolated communities for centuries. They used a combination of folk magic, herbal healing, religious scripture, and superstitions to treat the ailments of their neighbors, leading the church to eventually label many of them witches. SOURCES http://www.feministes-radicales.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Barbara-Ehrenreich-and-Deirdre-English-Witches-Midwives-and-Nurses-A-History-of-Women-Healers.-Introduction..pdfhttps://www.proquest.com/openview/09e636c27c1613a37253af4588857195/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=37161https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/southern-appalachia-folk-healers-granny-women-neighbor-ladies Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/autumn-s-oddities--5307439/support.

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