Prudencia Ayala was an Afro-Indigenous feminist, anti-imperialist, unionist, the first Latina to run for president (El Salvador, 1930), after founding a newspaper Redencion Femenina (“Female Liberation"). She fought for social justice on every front. More: oldwitch.substack.com/p/prudencia-...

Prudencia Ayala, "la sibila santaneca"

Afro-Indigenous feminist, anti-imperialist, unionist, presidential candidate

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18 year term limits. Expand the court. Save America.

Men all deep in their feels 'cuz Supergirl's strength isn't realistic, but they have no problems with Superman's strength. It's a mystery I tell you.

Mapping the Ancient Female Icons: a work in progress, 52 years in. I made this map in 1974 for a global view of the ancient female figures, and kept it for 52 years. Sunday, it came full circle, populated with these ceramic, stone and bone icons. Read more at: oldwitch.substack.com/p/the-ancien...

The Ancient Female Icons

Mapping their global reach: a work in progress, 52 years in

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Devastating indictment of deeply engrained misogyny and structural patriarchy, in which South Africa’s leaders perform “change,” without accountability, while violent oppression of women continues. substack.com/home/post/p-...

The Rainbow Nation Has Always Had a Body Count

South Africa is not a rape capital by accident

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"We rise to heaven and brush away the comets.” --Song of the Wu. Old sources show the Wu performing invocation, divination, dream interpretation, healing, exorcism, driving off evil spirits, and performing ecstatic rain dances. See a richly illustrated article: oldwitch.substack.com/p/the-wu-ecs...

The Wu: ecstatic priestesses of ancient China

An entire history of Chinese women that has been withheld

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I began writing this series in 1978, askingWhat Happened to Women in Europe? How did men take over the priesthood, demonize and smash the goddesses, and preside over the witch hunts? How do we integrate an understanding of patriarchy, class, and colonialism? oldwitch.substack.com/p/secret-his...

Secret History of the Witches

Contents of the 16-Volume Series by Max Dashu (preview)

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All this was being signaled, even before Project 2025 was published. But denial was strong, and now look, they’re doing it all. Along with blocking the Black vote.

The Potency of Old Woman: new video course surveying traditions and images of Old Woman, as creatrix, goddess, ancestor, cultural founder; legendary and historic women who were movers and shakers in their societies. Plus extra readings. Subscribe for $20 at maxdashu.freshlearn.com/checkout/Cou...

In Yakutia, the old Sakhá iduan Alykhardaakh confronted and overcame local Party cadres who were persecuting shamans, How she did it severely embarassed these men, and will make you laugh. The article goes into Russian colonial repression of Indigenous North Asians in the name of liberation.

New visual talk on women’s demos and initiatives worldwide: inspiration! 2 showings: Thu 2 April, 6pm, and Sat 12 noon (both California time). 90 min + discussion. Recording upon request til May 5. $20, register at www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/... (No paypal? look for debit/credit card button.)

No War. No bombing. Stop ICE. We’re coming together again on March 28 to make it clear that Trump's fear and intimidation aren’t working. We have NO KINGS; power still belongs to the people. app.sosha.ai/s/C2gYMYHZ

Join me at the next No Kings Day

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Bits from Women's Power, Women's Oppression, Women's History, my keynote at Feminism in London in 2015: Never recorded, so I'm sharing some screenshots from the section on Re-Sisters. Begins with a few other images I like. Had to cut description, no space here. oldwitch.substack.com/p/stand-up-w...

Whale Rider: one of the best movies I've seen. Paikea Apirana overcomes her grandfather's insistence that only boys matter, to live out her destiny. Māori cultural reclamation in Aotearoa. youtu.be/XVLyRbatI0A?...

Whale Rider

YouTube video by YouTube Movies

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Grandmother Stones video on female statue menhirs in Europe, 4000-900 BCE. The deep history is in the icongraphy! Missed the live sessions? you can view the recording up until Feb 9 by registering here, only $20: www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/... (If link doesn't work on mobile, try another device.)

Grandmother Stones zoom

Newly expanded visual talk on female statue menhirs in Europe, 4000-900 BCE. Iconography of the ancestor-face; breasts-and-neckace motif, and other symbols. France, Portugal, Spain, Guernsey, Sardini...

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Video of my visual overview of women's history can be streamed here:

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A #NewYearsDay treat from #FiLiA2025: Centring Women: Our Global Histories and Activism. 📺 youtu.be/4MLLj-Icqx8 Restoring Women to Cultural Memory – an inspirational session with @maxdashu.bsky.social 🔗 suppressedhistories.net #WomensHistory #HappyNewYear #HappyNewYear2026

Screen cap essay! "Advisory from ancient Sumeria: “Do not bend your neck for that which cuts necks.” Conditions in the US are alarming as all hell. Click over and read it, screen caps of public statements from the current govt tell the story. oldwitch.substack.com/p/were-in-fo...

We're in for it now

The absolute state of things

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At my joint - other's wisdom before my own reminders how not to crumble inward. #DismantleICE #EpsteinFiles #EpsteinSurvivors #FashHateWomen #FeminismOrDeath

Medusa Rising | World Building Women@medusarisingorg.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Thread of Fuck ICE - A Feminist Version I'm not finding the words, so I'm sharing other people's. Renee Good should be alive today. The kidnapped should be brought home. bsky.app/profile/imno...

Pam Bondi needs to obey the law. The laws says to release ALL of the Epstein Files. She has not yet done so. She is a big part of a massive government cover up to protect Trump, who was a very close friend of Epstein’s for years, from being exposed.

We have cleaned up the crime scene and blocked a local investigation and hidden the perpetrator and invaded the state and that is how you know that we are acting in good faith and that everything was the victim’s fault. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...

Trump Administration Live Updates: Noem Says ‘Hundreds More’ Agents Will Be Sent to Minnesota Over ‘Corruption’

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First thought: we are boycotting Target so please shop elsewhere if you can. That store should rightly be empty. Second thought: ICE is not welcome ANYWHERE where decent people are. Not even in boycotted stores.

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ICE at Midway Target and seem to possible be leaving. Lots of community members here

Visual talk via zoom Thus 20 Nov, 6pm, and Sat 22 Nov, noon, (both California time!) on Old Woman as creatrix, goddess, ancestor; and also old women in history and world cultures. $20. Note: computer goes into shop tomorrow, so access links will go out on Thurs. www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/...

On Oct 27, I gave the 23rd Annual Pat Reif Memorial Lecture at Claremont Graduate University: RESTORING WOMEN TO CULTURAL MEMORY. Karen Torjesen, eminent historian of women priests, introduced my global visual survey of long-obscured treasures. youtu.be/3J6kW-PrH7k?...

Bishop Theophilus stands atop the Serapeum—with an African deity in the aedicula below him. He ordered its destruction, but the people of Alexandria opposed the demolition in pitched street battles, for years. See my book excerpt: open.substack.com/.../p/destro...

New chapter excerpt, War on Pagans, in my book on church-state authoritarian repression, Magna Mater, Paulianity, and the Imperial Church. "Firmicus Maternus exhorted the emperor to suppress “the lethal infection of a vanquished idolatry.” oldwitch.substack.com/p/the-war-on...

The War on Pagans

Smashing goddesses, temples, and other persecutions

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Diabolism: Ideologies of Domination: Th 24 July 6pm & Sat 26 July noon, US PT. Check timezone converter for your local time! If you can't attend either session can request a link to recording of the second session. $20 Register at py.pl/4jvowPHRxi8 More info: oldwitch.substack.com/p/diabolism-...

Diabolism: Ideologies of Domination

(new visual webcast, July 24 and 25, 2025)

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Found while researching something else: "End [Female Genital] Excision

Goddess Seals and Priestesses of Iran, free excerpt from Ancient Iran video. youtu.be/suc1-S_2iuE Snake goddess, grain goddess, horned goddess, and women's ceremony in the cylinder seals of Kerman, S. Iran, ca 2400 bce. These important cylinder seals are rarely seen except by academic specialists.

Goddess Seals and Priestesses in Kerman, Iran

YouTube video by Max Dashu

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Made up, but I love it anyway.

Kourt: fine for Trump to send immigrants to third party countries where they might be tortured or killed (and, in most cases, do not even speak the language). www.thenation.com/article/soci...

The Supreme Court Just Cosigned One of Trump’s Most Lawless Immigration Moves

Deporting people to countries where they might be tortured or killed? All good, according to the six GOP justices.

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