300 Years & Counting 1H KILLS - On The Issues Magazine

CONTENTSSUMMER 1992F E A T U R E S8TALKING FEMINISTEXCISED — Reflections on My UterusBy Lois Green StoneWhat happens when you buck the medical establishment's view of this importantpart of your anatomy11-27HUNTING WITCHESTHEN AND NOW:From Salem to TodayOn Hie 300-yearanniversary el Hieinfamous Massachusettstrials, threeauthors examine ourattitudes, past andpresent. Has anythingchanged?11"BITCH WITCHES AND HYSTERICAL GIRLS"By Fred PelkaWhat really happened during those dark days in the Puritan colony —and why are we celebrating?16BLACKLIST, BLACK DAYS: Stalking the "Red Menace"By Patricia LyndenA survivor remembers America's most recent major "witch hunt"22FEMINIST WITCHCRAFT IN TODAY'S WORLDBy Ann ForfreedomA real wise woman challenges the stereotypes and reveals the on-goingpersecution of "witches"28SEX, DEATH AND THE DOUBLE STANDARD: Wuornos on TrialBy Phyllis CheslerIs it possible for a poor woman who is also a prostitute to get justice in Florida?Or anywhere?32HOW THE MEDIA SLANTS THE MESSAGE and Other Reportorial SinsBy Laura SydellWhile the press bombards us, the real news is suppressed37YOU CAN GO HOME AGAIN: An Interview with Melissa Fay GreeneBy Eleanor J. BaderFrom VISTA volunteer to National Book Award nominee, a white writer finds her creativepower through Southern Blacks40BREAKING THE LETHAL CIRCLE: A Personal Account of an Abusive ChildhoodBy Paola D'EllesioThe author describes the violence of her early years and how she found the strengthto turn her life aroundDEPARTMENTSFront Lines—2Merle Hoffman—3Win Some • Lose Some—5Choice Books—46Feedback—58