The identity of Tituba, the Arawak slave at the centre of the Salem Witch Trials, has undergone a series of transformations in the centuries since the craze. From instigator to accused, innocent servant to dark and terrifying Obeah queen, Tituba’s legacy is one that doesn’t always reflect the woman that she was. Come with us to the dark New England forests, where witchcraft is rife and Tituba sits at the heart of its infamous mythology…
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Angela Carter
Witty, subversive, and unafraid to offend, author Angela Carter wrote fiction and non-fiction that dealt with sexuality and gender, and that often probed the boundaries of good taste. Join us as we open the book on some of Carter’s best known work and the women she writes.
Florence Cook
Florence Cook was a young woman who, at the tender age of 15, began speaking with the dead, launching her meteoric rise as one of London’s foremost mediums. With her beautiful and mischievous spirit control, Katie King, she took the spiritualist scene by storm. Join us at the dark seance table as we discuss Florence Cook, our first deviant woman!
Deviant Women 