“If I had been born a man, they would have called me an apothecary. Perhaps even a doctor, if I’d had the training. But because I was born a woman, they called me a witch instead. To ignorant men, every gifted woman is a witch.” “But you know things my father doesn’t know,” said Augusta.”

“If I had been born a man, they would have called me an apothecary. Perhaps even a doctor, if I’d had the training. But because I was born a woman, they called me a witch instead. To ignorant men, every gifted woman is a witch.” “But you know things my father doesn’t know,” said Augusta.”

— Lynda Cohen Loigman