The Devil Within Us
White women’s violence is a time-honored American tradition. But it doesn’t have to be.
8 min readJun 3, 2020
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“Mistress Epps was not naturally such an evil woman, after all. She was possessed of the devil, jealousy, it is true, but aside from that, there was much in her character to admire.”
“[I]f she was not watchful when about her cabin, or when walking in the…