WomanSpirit was founded by Ruth and Jean Mountaingrove in 1974, who had a vision for a magazine that was "international and radical feminist. We wanted a cultural revolution—a total reordering of institutions and values. It was to be a modest magazine with grand goals."[5] In 1978, they bought and moved to Rootworks, their lesbian land. From 1979 to 1984, they produced Womanspirit in the barn they built ("Natalie Barney"). Women who came to work on the different issues could stay on the land for however long they needed to or could.[6]
Impact
At the height of WomanSpirit's circulation, it was distributed to 91 women's bookstores, 10 countries, and had over 3,000 subscribers.[3][5] The existence of Rootworks and WomanSpirit has been credited by many women for bringing them into rural Oregon to participate in the women's land movement.[7]
After it folded, Jean Mountaingrove suggested that an index be made and Christine Menefee offered to make one.[8] It was published in 1989[9] and is out of print, but has been useful for researching feminist and women's history.[8]
^Long, Linda; Gage, Carolyn (2008). "A Lesbian Archivist Discovers A Hidden Literary Treasure in Southern Oregon". The Lambda Book Report.
^Christ, Carol (2000). "Womanspirit". In Kramarae, Cheris; Spender, Dale (eds.). Routledge International Encyclopedia of Women: Global Women's Issues. Routledge. pp. 2050–2051. ISBN9780415920889.
^ abGriffin, Wendy. "The Land Within". Retrieved 3 January 2018.
^"WomanSpirit". WomanSpirit. 2008. from the original on 18 September 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
^ abSummerhawk, Barbara; Gagehabib, La Verne (2000). "3 Political Circles: Shaping a Community's Response". Circles of Power: Shifting Dynamics in a Lesbian-centered Community. Norwich, VT: New Victoria. p. 68. ISBN9781892281135.
^Mountaingrove, Ruth; Mountaingrove, Jean (1985). "Rootworks". In Cheney, Joyce (ed.). Lesbian Land. Minneapolis, Minn: Word Weavers. pp. 125–128. LCCN 85016866.
^Burmeister, Heather Jo (2013). Rural Revolution: Documenting the Lesbian Land Communities of Southern Oregon (Masters thesis). Portland State University. doi:10.15760/etd.1080.
^ abMenefee, Christine (2011). "The WomanSpirit Index".
^Menefee, Christine (1989). Womanspirit Index: Your Comprehensive Guide to the Decade of Women's Spirituality, 1974-1984. ISBN978-0962103513.
Further reading
WomanSpirit archives hosted by Reveal Digital
Grosjean, Shelley. "A "Womyn's" Work is Never Done: The Gendered Division of Labor and the Creation of Southern Oregon Lesbian Separatist Communities". University of Oregon.
January 31, 2023
womanspirit, fall, 1974, summer, 1984, lesbian, feminist, quarterly, founded, ruth, jean, mountaingrove, produced, collectively, near, wolf, creek, oregon, first, american, lesbian, feminist, periodical, dedicated, both, feminism, spirituality, many, contribut. WomanSpirit Fall 1974 Summer 1984 was a lesbian feminist quarterly founded by Ruth and Jean Mountaingrove and produced collectively near Wolf Creek Oregon It was the first American lesbian feminist periodical to be dedicated to both feminism and spirituality 1 2 Many of the contributors to WomanSpirit were or became well known within the women s spirituality movement 3 It had 40 publications covering topics such as ecology goddess myths and rituals feminist theory and divination Its submissions included articles photos letters book reviews artwork and songs 4 WomanSpiritFrequencyQuarterlyCirculation3 000First issue1974Final issue1984Based inWolf Creek OregonLanguageEnglishWebsitehttp www womanspirit ws OCLC3113446 Contents 1 History 2 Impact 3 Notable contributors 4 See also 5 References 6 Further readingHistory EditSee also Goddess movement Background Oregon Women s Land Trust and Separatist feminism Lesbian separatism in the US WomanSpirit was founded by Ruth and Jean Mountaingrove in 1974 who had a vision for a magazine that was international and radical feminist We wanted a cultural revolution a total reordering of institutions and values It was to be a modest magazine with grand goals 5 In 1978 they bought and moved to Rootworks their lesbian land From 1979 to 1984 they produced Womanspirit in the barn they built Natalie Barney Women who came to work on the different issues could stay on the land for however long they needed to or could 6 Impact EditAt the height of WomanSpirit s circulation it was distributed to 91 women s bookstores 10 countries and had over 3 000 subscribers 3 5 The existence of Rootworks and WomanSpirit has been credited by many women for bringing them into rural Oregon to participate in the women s land movement 7 After it folded Jean Mountaingrove suggested that an index be made and Christine Menefee offered to make one 8 It was published in 1989 9 and is out of print but has been useful for researching feminist and women s history 8 Notable contributors EditMargot AdlerSally Binford Marion Zimmer Bradley Zsuzsanna Budapest Carol Christ Elsa Gidlow Selena Fox Sally Gearhart Patricia Monaghan Rosemary Radford Ruether Monica Sjoo Charlene Spretnak Luisah TeishSee also EditGoddess movement List of lesbian periodicals Oregon Women s Land Trust Ruth MountaingroveReferences Edit Long Linda Gage Carolyn 2008 A Lesbian Archivist Discovers A Hidden Literary Treasure in Southern Oregon The Lambda Book Report Christ Carol 2000 Womanspirit In Kramarae Cheris Spender Dale eds Routledge International Encyclopedia of Women Global Women s Issues Routledge pp 2050 2051 ISBN 9780415920889 a b Griffin Wendy The Land Within Retrieved 3 January 2018 WomanSpirit WomanSpirit 2008 Archived from the original on 18 September 2017 Retrieved 3 January 2018 a b Summerhawk Barbara Gagehabib La Verne 2000 3 Political Circles Shaping a Community s Response Circles of Power Shifting Dynamics in a Lesbian centered Community Norwich VT New Victoria p 68 ISBN 9781892281135 Mountaingrove Ruth Mountaingrove Jean 1985 Rootworks In Cheney Joyce ed Lesbian Land Minneapolis Minn Word Weavers pp 125 128 LCCN 85016866 Burmeister Heather Jo 2013 Rural Revolution Documenting the Lesbian Land Communities of Southern Oregon Masters thesis Portland State University doi 10 15760 etd 1080 a b Menefee Christine 2011 The WomanSpirit Index Menefee Christine 1989 Womanspirit Index Your Comprehensive Guide to the Decade of Women s Spirituality 1974 1984 ISBN 978 0962103513 Further reading EditWomanSpirit archives hosted by Reveal Digital Grosjean Shelley A Womyn s Work is Never Done The Gendered Division of Labor and the Creation of Southern Oregon Lesbian Separatist Communities University of Oregon Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title WomanSpirit amp oldid 1121810568, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
