Feminist Expression
Her speech, famously known as "Ain't I A Woman" was important and persuasive in securing the right to vote for black women as well as white women.
Who was Sojourner Truth?
A famous athlete and racer, sworn to Artemis to never marry, she allowed herself to be distracted by three golden apples strewn in her path.
Who was Atalanta?
The Panathenaea was a great place to shop for woven goods, as it honored this Greek goddess.
Who is Athena?
Awilix is a moon goddess in this culture. They call Her "Queen of the Night."
Who are the Mayans?
The Welsh goddess unjustly accused of killing her child.
Who is Rhiannon?
The internationally known artist whose work "The Dinner Party" is on permanent display at the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art at the Brooklyn Museum.
Who is Judy Chicago?
The Olympics can trace its beginning to the races and athletic competitions in Greece held by women in honor of this goddess 500 years before men were involved.
Who is Hera?
A major female deity of the Hopi and Zuni Native Americans of the Southwest.
Who is Spider Woman?
In this pantheon, Yewá plays a crucial role in guarding the spirits of the deceased, and is the guardian of the cemeteries, offering guidance through transitions from life to the afterlife.
What is Yoruba, Santeria, Macumba, Cantonble, Afro-cuban religions,
This horse was born of Medusa's blood and became a constellation.
Who was Pegasus?
She is the Japanese-born, internationally known artist for her paintings of goddesses and her anti-nuclear activism.
Who is Mayumi Oda?
This Irish queen was so angry over being manipulated into racing against horses when she was pregnant, that she cursed the men of her tribe with childbirth cramps when they went into battle.
Who was Macha?
This female Orisha is venerated and celebrated by the weaving and spinning craftswomen of the Nigerian marketplace.
Who is Oya?
Her torch would be a handy thing to have if you were looking for a way to the Elysian Fields.
Who is Hecate?
She began in Celtic culture, and was later adopted by the Romans, she represents fertility and the bond between horses and humans.
Who was Epona?
Her face was imprinted on the $1 gold colored coin in the United States.
Who was Sacajawea?
The author of the book, Women Who Run with the Wolves.
Who is Clarissa Pinkola Estes?
The female deity is famous for Her weaving and spinning in Norse mythology.
Who is Frigg?
She is the Roman goddess who rules the Underworld.
Who is Proserpine?
A Roman Goddess of the Hunt and the Moon, she is often accompanied by her dogs.
Who is Diana? (Cynthia is also acceptable).
A married woman and the mother of eight, she is considered the primary author of the "Declaration of Sentiments" produced at the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention, and a major theoretician and strategist of the women's Suffrage campaign.
Who was Elizabeth Cady Stanton?
The winged Greek goddess of Victory, whether in athletic competitions or in war.
Who was Nike?
She wound up as a spider when she challenged a goddess to a weaving contest.
Who is Arachne?
Her worship originates in Mexico, a blend of indigenous beliefs with Catholicism. Followers believe she offers safety, health, and prosperity, particularly in dangerous or illicit activities. She is revered by many Mexican cartels, and is often seen with as a skeletal figure or holding a scythe or globe, or both.
Who is La Santa Muerte?
This multi-headed dog guards the entrance to the Underworld in Greek mythology.
Who is Cerberus?