Dressing up as a witch at Halloween? The sickening origins of this caricature may make you think again How did the idea of a grotesque, green-skinned, broomstick-riding hag come about? It was a lethal combination of church zealots, the invention of the printing press – and male doctors contemptuous of ...

“Dressing up as a #witch at #Halloween? The sickening origins of this caricature… How did the idea of a grotesque, green-skinned, broomstick-riding hag come about? It was a lethal combination of #ChurchZealots, the invention of the #PrintingPress – & #MaleDoctors contemptuous of #FemaleHealers.”