however, while taking a graduate course on salem witchcraft during the late 1990s, paula keene discovered that, although the legislators intended to pardon all six of the women in 1957, only ann pudeater's name was listed on the official documents. susannah martin, bridget bishop, alice parker, margaret scott and wilmot redd were simply listed as "five others convicted of witchcraft." keene and state representative michael ruane worked together to redress the issue.