Essay Title: The Peril of Autonomy: Witchcraft as a Proxy for Control in Stacey Halls’ Las malditas 1. Introduction
In 17th-century England, a woman's greatest danger was often her own body—and the men who sought to govern it.
Set in Lancashire, 1612, the novel follows 17-year-old Fleetwood Shuttleworth, the mistress of Gawthorpe Hall. After three failed pregnancies, she discovers a letter from her doctor predicting she will not survive her fourth.
Essay Title: The Peril of Autonomy: Witchcraft as a Proxy for Control in Stacey Halls’ Las malditas 1. Introduction
In 17th-century England, a woman's greatest danger was often her own body—and the men who sought to govern it.
Set in Lancashire, 1612, the novel follows 17-year-old Fleetwood Shuttleworth, the mistress of Gawthorpe Hall. After three failed pregnancies, she discovers a letter from her doctor predicting she will not survive her fourth.