Hypatia - Women Scholar Turned Scapegoat
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TW: Murder and Violence
Today I’m going to tell you the story of Hypatia but first I want to share with you stories from the present that I guess I shouldn’t have been shocked to read about but I was. The long ago witchcraft trials and subsequent murder of people is not safely buried in the world’s past but alive and gaining momentum in some areas.
In this episode I started a segment called : Witch Hunts Today
I hope you enjoyed the story of Hypatia! I'm still getting back into the swing of hosting a podcast, so please forgive my stuttering, mispronouncing, and general chaos.
Watch for a video on Youtube of a bit that my husband, Brad, and I are doing called "Church or Pagans?". This will be where I have list of things specific to either church or paganism and Brad has to decided which is which. There will be a 'punishment' for him when he gets one wrong and it may involve a tortilla. I think this will be super fun!
I'll be putting these episodes out once a month, trying to do it around the end of the month or first week of the next month. I'm a chaotic ADHD witchy horse girl with a lot on her plate so I will do what I can when I can :)
Episode References:Witchcraft Murders In South Africa:
https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/crime/two-witchcraft-related-murders-in-a-week/
https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/crime/murder-suspects-elderly-woman-witchcraft/
https://www.justice.gov.za/legislation/acts/1957-003.pdf
https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2023/11/25/end-witchcraft-related-murder-in-south-africa
Hypatia:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/hypatia-ancient-alexandrias-great-female-scholar-10942888/
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hypatia
https://youtu.be/x7wB4E-UAo0?feature=shared
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypatia
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/history/women-heroes/article/hypatia
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