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Dr. Kaarina Kailo compares variants of the story of the Woman Who Married a Bear to show clearly how the attitude towards mother and bear worship has changed in the shift from pre-christian to Christian and patriarchal cultures.

ASWM Scholar Salon with Dilsa Deniz: This study and presentation delve deeply into a significant facet of Kurdish culture: a myth featuring a unique image, part snake and part woman, which has left an indelible mark on Kurdish heritage.

ASWM Scholar Salon with Dr. Kim Duckett, "The Wheel of the Year is usually associated with earth-based spiritualities. My work shifts the focus of the Wheel to being a transpersonal and spiritual psychology that can be used to recognize, understand, and respond to experiences and processes that occur over the course of women’s lives." 

Filmmaker Steph Smith reflects on the journey of meeting and listening to indigenous midwives around the world, and of creating and funding the film that honors the work of these inspiring practitioners: "Give Light: Stories of Indigenous Midwives.: