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The Discovery of The Goddess
In the 19th century, some first-wave feminists such as Matilda Joslyn Gage and Elizabeth Cady Stanton published their ideas describing a female Deity, whilst anthropologists such as Johann Jakob Bachofen examined the ideas of prehistoric matriarchal Goddess cultures. However these ideas were largely ignored in the North America and much of Europe -
Literature
Elizabeth Cady Stanton wrote a feminist exegesis of the Bible -
change in England
the last of the Witchcraft Acts repealed -
conscious-raising groups
they were very active during this time. they were a place where many women first began to think through what being a woman in American culture entailed. -
the high point
this year is the height of the CR movement at 100,000 women -
The Start of Diffusion
From 1974 to 1984, WomanSpirit, a journal edited in Oregon by Jean and Ruth Mountaingrove, published articles, poetry, and rituals by women, exploring ideas and feelings about female deity.[citation needed] The journal The Beltane Papers, which started publication at about the same time, has been publishing continuously for more than 30 years, making it the longest still-published Goddess publication in the U.S.
