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Re: Thank yo, BC-A
We live near the area where she once practiced. 
posted by
Sherri_G
on February 6, 2021 at 7:49 AM
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What a great contribution to knowledge of history.
posted by
BC-A
on February 6, 2021 at 6:33 AM
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Countless generations of healers clashed eventually with ignorant people or over zealous Churches. it was alright if they could relieve the suffering of someone or were good midwives but they became targets to be blamed if things went wrong. Plague , famine, drought fires. So many of them were eventually burned, a terrible death for anyone.
posted by
Kabu
on February 5, 2021 at 11:09 AM
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Of course many poor old women were drowned by testing them for witchcraft. Probably most had dementia and were harmless.
posted by
C_C_T
on February 5, 2021 at 10:20 AM
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That's quite a Mollie right there. Very interesting woman.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on February 5, 2021 at 9:08 AM
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I'm sure a lot of her knowledge came from the old country. I know healing traditions get passed down from generation to generation. I know to this day people work with herbs that help people. I think people should have respected her for what she knew.
posted by
Goldiec
on February 5, 2021 at 8:42 AM
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