The story of the Salem Witch Trials began in 1692, over an exceptionally raw Massachusetts winter, when a minister's daughter began to scream and convulse. Less than a year later it was over. Nineteen men and women had been hanged and an elderly man was crushed to death. Pulitzer prize-winning author Stacy Schiff examines this pivotal time in history in The Witches: Salem, 1692. She argues that aside from suffrage, the Salem Witch Trials represent the only moment when women played the central role in American history. 

Events: Stacy Schiff will be speaking at the following locations:

The New York Public Library (Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Celeste Bartos Forum) Oct. 30 at 12:30 p.m. 

Community Bookstore at Congregation Beth Elohim (274 Garfield Pl. Brooklyn, NY 11215) Nov. 12 at 7:30 p.m.

The New York Historical Society (170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024) Nov. 23 at 6:30 p.m.

The New York Society Library/WNET at Temple Israel (112 E 75th St. New York, NY 10021) Dec. 8 at 6:30 p.m.