who was the first woman executed in georgia
Lena Baker Lena Baker (June 8, 1900 â€“ March 5, 1945)[1] was an African American maid in Cuthbert, Georgia who was convicted of capital murder of her white employer, Ernest Knight. She was executed by the state of Georgia in 1945.[2] Baker was the only woman in Georgia to be executed by electrocution. [3][2]
Bridget Bishop Bridget Bishop (c. 1632 â€” June 10, 1692) was the first person executed for witchcraft during the Salem witch trials in 1692. All together, about 72 people were accused and tried, while 19 others were executed and suffered the same fate.