# Sarah Osborne

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March 5, 1692: Strange Sights in Salem

We cover March 5, 1692, when authorities transferred Sarah Good from the Ipswich Jail to the Salem Jail and magistrates John Hathorne and Jonathan Corwin questioned her, while Tituba again repeated her confessions. We also discuss how William Allen, William Good, John Hughes, and Samuel Braybrook s…

March 7, 1692: The Salem Witch Trials accused are transferred to Boston's jail

In this episode of Salem Witch Trials Daily, we dive into the pivotal events of March 7, 1692, a day that marked a massive shift in the escalating crisis of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. We explore how the absence of stable leadership and a deep-seated spiritual dread created the perfect storm for …

Salem Witch Trials: Chaining Accused Witches to Tame their Specters

In today's episode of Salem Witch Trials Daily, we delve into the grim reality of life behind bars for those accused of witchcraft in 1692. Following their transfer to Boston just a few days ago, Sarah Good and Sarah Osborne begin to experience the true misery of 17th-century imprisonment. We explo…

Who did Colonial Voting Laws Serve?

Welcome back to Salem Witch Trials Daily. In today’s episode, we take a breath as the legal records in Salem Village go quiet for a moment. While the "machinery" of the trials has already been set in motion, March 10th, 1692, left behind no new warrants or examinations. Instead of focusing on the q…

Witches Examined in Salem Village: April 22 & 23, 1692

Confessions, Fits, and a Red Communion: April 22–23, 1692We revisit two volatile days in Salem, as Deliverance Hobbs is brought in under a ruse, identified by Ann Putnam Jr., and pressured into a confession that names Sarah Wilds, Sarah Osborne, poppets, pins, and a “tall man” in a high-crowned hat…

Mary Esty's Specter Allegedly Torments Mercy Lewis: May 19, 1692

Prison Lane and a Lingering Accusation: Mercy Lewis Targets Mary EstyWe trace a tense morning on May 19, 1692, as guards breakfast at Ingersoll’s Tavern, collect prisoners from the Salem Village watch house, and escort John Willard, Elizabeth Hart, Roger Toothaker, and Thomas Farrar Sr. by cart and…

GO BE A WITCH OR SOMETHING

Anusha and Emma are back, and this week we’re talking about LAW. And women in law. And laws that have done things to women (and people). Dun dun (Law and Order SVU Sound effect) Emma goes first this week, and reintroduces us to American lawyer, jurist, and associate justice of the Supreme Court: t…

S3E27: Five Prohibitions, and One is Awkward with Sarah Osborne (Yoma 8:1-3)

Sarah Osborne joins me on the podcast today as we discuss the five prohibited activities of Yom Kippur and minimum amounts for legal liability as well as some exceptions for a king and a bride. You can find these mishnas here. Sarah tells us about her work with A Mitzvah to Eat, and we talk about c…

S3E28: Who Makes the Decision? with Sarah Osborne (Yoma 8:4-5)

Sarah Osborne from A Mitzvah to Eat joins us again as we discuss what the mishna says about children, pregnant people and sick people on Yom Kippur. Sarah shares her experience and suggestions for people who may not be able to safely fast on Yom Kippur. You can find these mishnas here. You can read…

The Salem Witch Trials: How the Accusations Began and the Trials Ended

How did fear, rumor, and religious extremism turn neighbors against one another in colonial Massachusetts? This episode explores the Salem witch trials from the first mysterious fits in Reverend Samuel Parris’s household to the accusations, interrogations, executions, and eventual collapse of the c…