Wow! Holy Sacred Vulvas, Catwoman! It’s not even women’s history month yet, but as we know riches of women’s history are surfacing all over the place in January. Continuing on with the theme of sacred vulvas, I’m happy to offer the content of a phone … continue reading »
Category: Women
Sheela Na Gig Book Review
Right before the historic Women’s Marches, I’m thrilled to be celebrating women both present and past, both sacred and “profane,” and through our shared physical selves and our shared sacred heritage. Today, I offer my review of the new book, Sheela Na Gig: The Dark … continue reading »
Women & the Climate of Our Times
Stormy times.
As I write this, Hurricane Matthew, a crystal clear sign of climate change, is off the coast of Florida after ravaging Haiti and damaging parts of Cuba. Again and again, climate scientists declare that this type of hurricane is the “new normal.” It’s … continue reading »
Research Paper Presentation
This week, I’m off to the University of Idaho to present my research paper, “Cloths of Fate: Inter-weavings of Finnic Goddess Embroidery with Ancestry and Mythology” at the annual meeting of the Pacific Northwest Region American Academy of Religions, Society of Biblical Literature, andAmerican Schools … continue reading »
Theology and agents of change
Theology both fascinates me and irritates the daylights out of me. Theology means the study of the nature of God and of religious beliefs. The study of what (or who) humans consider to be divine and why constitutes a large part of the interest and … continue reading »
Stitching Together My Own Female History
o continue our mutual celebration of Women’s History month, in today’s post I’m sharing a particular portion of my own family’s female history. One pair of my great-grandparents through my mother’s line were Finnish. Another pair of great-grandparents through my father’s line were Hungarian.
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International Women’s Day 2016
arch 8th is International Women’s Day, a day to truly celebrate women everywhere as well as take stock of on-going struggles. The challenges, issues, discriminations, abuses, and inequalities that women worldwide face on a daily basis are becoming more visible to all of us. Halleluia … continue reading »
Minoan goddesses & women
Women’s History Month Focus: Minoan females
ontinuing the celebration of all things wonderfully female, both historically and prehistorically, the featured image is from the island of Crete. The ancient civilization of the Minoans (as we now call them) was very women centered. From archaeological finds, … continue reading »
Gender Wage Equality Forum in Eugene, OR
vent Announcement:
The Zonta Club of Eugene-Springfield is holding their annual community Forum in honor of International Women’s Day—March 8, 2016. As a member of this club (and the larger organization Zonta International), I wanted to let friends, fans, and community members know of … continue reading »
Love of the World
oday, I need to post a poem about the difference that women make in the world. Sometimes, the impact comes just by having a woman present. Often a deep love of the world propels women to create change in order to reflect back the beauty … continue reading »