A documentary style analysis of early midwives and nurses as reported within the Scottish Witchcraft Survey, delivered by Dr Ness McHugh of Napier University.
The Scottish witchcraft trials took place during the late sixteenth and early seventeenth century where approximately 4000 people were accused of witchcraft, which was a much higher rate than elsewhere in Europe. 85% of the accused were women and the other 15% were made up of men and children.
Recently, a small research team of 2 nurses and 1 midwife (Dr McHugh herself) used the Scottish Witchcraft Survey to look at who was accused, what they were accused of and what their healing and midwifery practices were.
This talk, beginning at 7pm will describe some of their findings, and is sure to be very interesting and enlightening. This will be followed by a Q&A session.
Please arrive from 6.30pm for warm drinks.
Ticket price includes tea and home baked cakes
All proceeds from this event are being generously donated to the PPC Crowdfunder Save the Pregnancy and Parents Centre - a Community crowdfunding project in Edinburgh by Pregnancy and Parents Centre
