While the majority of accused witches in the witch hunts were women, the witch hunts were not a concerted or deliberate attack on women.

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The witch hunts targeted individuals believed to be practicing witchcraft, not women specifically. Although a significant majority of those accused and executed were women, the hunts were driven by a fear of witchcraft rather than a direct intention to persecute women as a gender.

While the Majority of Accused Witches in the Witch Hunts