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The Witch of Pungo

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About this episode

Protagonist: Grace Sherwood, a farmer, herb healer and midwife in Pungo. Neighbors accused her of witchcraft; she sued them for slander, and her suits mostly failed.

Research sources for this film

  1. Grace Sherwood (ca. 1660–1740) - Encyclopedia Virginia
  2. Grace Sherwood: The "Witch" of Pungo - Salem Witch Museum
  3. The Case of Grace Sherwood (1706) - Encyclopedia Virginia
  4. Virginia’s Witch Duck: Grace Sherwood | In Custodia Legis
  5. Witch trials in Virginia

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