Afternoon Lecture Series: Race, Gender, and the Salem Witch Trials

The Salem Witch Trials are often remembered as a story of fear and hysteria. But who was accused—and why—was no accident. Join Dr. Elizabeth Matelski for a talk that looks at how race and gender shaped the events of 1692, revealing the hidden dynamics of power, prejudice, and inequality at play in Salem. 

Elizabeth Matelski, Ph.D., is Distinguished Professor of History at Endicott College in Beverly, Massachusetts where she teaches classes on race, gender, and sexuality in American history. Matelski received her AB from Ripon College and her Ph.D. from Loyola University Chicago. Matelski is a past director of two National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) summer institutes about the Salem Witch Trials. Her current research is centered on Robin Mingo, a formerly enslaved Black man who lived in Beverly in the early 1700s. 

Adult Event | Included with museum admission, no additional cost