When God Was A Woman

Here, archaeologically documented,is the story of the religion of the Goddess. Under her, women's roles were far more prominent than in patriarchal Judeo-Christian cultures. Stone describes this ancient system and, with its disintegration, the decline in women's status.

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Merlin Stone was an American author, artist, and art professor. Her book, When God Was a Woman, had a significant effect on the emerging goddess culture of 1970s America. Other books she wrote include The Paradise Papers: The Suppression of Women's Rites, Ancient Mirrors of Womanhood, and 3000 Years of Racism.