Witch hunts and women's 'insatiable' desire
Some notes on 'penis pets,' 'flying ointment,' and 'broomstick dildos.'
I’m deep in book writing. I’ve been falling down a bunch of different research rabbit holes around the control of women’s bodies and sexualities. My latest dive has been into witches and ideas about “female sexuality” that helped influence witch hunts.
I recently stumbled home from my neighborhood library with two armfuls of books …