Ducking stool. Artwork of a woman being punished in a ducking chair. This form of public humiliation was used to punish women that were common scolds,

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Ducking stool. Artwork of a woman being punished in a ducking chair. This form of public humiliation was used to punish women that were common scolds, prostitutes, or thought to be witches. Illustration from \History of New England, USA\" (circa 1930.)."

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Size: 2949px × 3007px
Photo credit: © CCI ARCHIVES/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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