Category: Member Library

The Founder/Director of the Matilda Joslyn Gage Foundation, Dr. Wagner explores a new intersectional approach to the 19th century woman’s rights movement and the Indigenous influence on suffragists.

A frequent theme of myths worldwide is the marriage of humans with bears. In Native North American tradition, the story of women who marry bears typically begin with violations of protocol, including being disrespectful to bears, who are able to shapeshift into handsome young men.

Drawing from Six Nations longhouse traditionalist oral tradition and matrilineal structures, Elder Mohawk midwife Katsi Cook, director of the Spirit Aligned Leadership Program, will present elements of her visionary perspective on restoring sacredness to the process of birthing.

This Salon features a conversation between two remarkable women who have blended scholarship and arts to create beautiful and memorable divination decks, Vicki Noble and Lisa Levart.

Dr. Mary Condren, author of "The Serpent and the Goddess: Women, Religion and Power in Celtic Ireland," discusses the contrast between traditions such as the merciful saint/goddess Brigit and religions based on sacrificial social contracts and strategies of colonization. Salon Recordings are a member benefit of Association for the Study of Women and Mythology