During the spring 1692, in the small town of Salem, Massachusetts girls didn't have much power in anything in their lives. Young girls in this little protestant village had to endure many things on their path to becoming a woman. They were looked down on by all others in the village, they made no decisions for themselves, and they had practically no control over there lives. The unmarried girls were forced to work for other families. They would be assigned a family to assist the wife of the house with things like caring for children or doing the chores while the woman was pregnant. They were also forced to abide by the every rule men set for them. If they chose not to follow these rules or not do their work they could be beaten or forced to endure other punishment. This gave the girls very little power in the town. They lived life looking for approval and a little more control over their lives. Following a few mysterious events in the town of Salem hysteria grips the girls and the rest of the town as well.
             This began when the girls found the excitement and freedom of being able to dance and be spontaneous. They would sneak into the woods and dance around a fire while one of the slaves sang in her native tongue. The girls would speak of secretive things and gossip about their crushes. For the girls, this was a first in a lifetime experience. They had never been able to voice their opinions or have any control over what they did. So once they started meeting in the woods they couldn't stop. So they returned to the woods to dance time after time after time. With every returning visit to the woods they would push the envelope more and more until eventually they took part in a little spell casting with tituba, the slave. . The girls would all make a wish and add an ingredient to the soup. Some girls would even dance naked around the fire losing themselves in the excitement. One girls name was Abigail. Abigail was once a wo...