The term witchcraft is defined as the practice of magic intended to influence nature. It is believed that only people associated with the devil can perform such acts. The Salem Witch Trials were more than just America's history, they're also part of women's history. The history of witchcraft is first and foremost the history of women. Especially in his Western life, Karlsen (1989) observed that “witchcraft challenges us with ideas about women, with fears about women, with women's place in society, and with women themselves.” Witchcraft also confronts us with violence against women. Although some men were executed as witches during the witch hunts, the number was much lower than that of women. Witches were generally thought to be women, and most of those accused and executed for being witches were women. Why were there so many women accused of witchcraft compared to men? Were women accused of witchcraft because men thought it was a way to control them? It all happened in 1692, in a time when women were expected to behave in a certain way, and women were punished if they threatened what was considered the right way of life. The emphasis of this article is the explanation of the Salem Acts in consideration of the role and position of women in colonial America. From the beginning, women were assigned a role in life that they were supposed to live by. Women are bearers of children and most take on the role of healers of society. It seemed that women's primary role was to take care of the physical, mental, and spiritual needs of other people. In early European society, women were the religious leaders, guiding people through the different stages of their lives. When the warrior classes began to form, the role of women begged... center of the card... the women of the hunger felt unimportant and hoped that the traces of the witches would change the future. Works Cited Day, Christian, (December 2013). Email InterviewKarlsen, Carol. The devil in the form of a woman. (New York: Vintage Books, 1989), 2.Kocic, Ana. (2010). Salem Witchcraft Trails: The Perception of Women in History, Literature, and Culture. Linguistics and Literature, vol. 8 (Number N1), 1-7. http://facta.junis.ni.ac.rs/lal/lal201001/lal201001-01.pdfLinder, Douglas. (2007). The Salem Witchcraft Trials: A Commentary. Retrieved from http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/salem/sal_acct.htmReis, Elizabeth. Damned Women: Sinners and Witches in Puritan New England. (New York: Cornell University Press, 1999), 107-108. Salem Witch Trials. (2013). The History Channel website. Retrieved 6:32, December 7, 2013, from http://www.history.com/topics/salem-witch-trials.