Amazons!
Ed. Jessica Amanda Salmonson. New York: DAW Books, Inc., 1979. This collection contains short stories of warrior women in the fantasy genre; contains a brief historical overview of Amazons, a brief description of the fantasy genre, a reading list of non-fiction resources in reference to women, and a reading list of additional Amazon heroic fantasies; paperback.
Davis, Elizabeth Gould.
The First Sex
. Baltimore: Penguin Books, Inc., 1971. The author gives a woman’s view of the history of the human race, paying particular attention to women’s contributions and the evolution of the original matriarchy, contains maps and extensive documentation, paperback.
Diner, Helen.
Mothers and Amazons: The First Feminine History or Culture
. New York: Anchor Press Doubleday & Co., Inc., 1973. This book explores the concept of the matriarchal beginnings of the human race by investigating female-dominated cultures throughout the world, guided by the research and theories of Bachofen, Freud, and Jung; paperback.
Gearhart, Sally.
The Wanderground: Stories of the Hill Women
. Massachusetts: Persephone Press, 1979. This collection of short stories uses the imaginary setting of the Wanderground to tell the tale of the Hill Women, a feminist matriarchy which has developed psychic powers; contains a map of Wanderland and Dangerland; paperback.
Hall, Nor.
The Moon and The Virgin: Reflections on the Archetypal Feminine
. New York: Harper, Row Publishers, 1980. The author studies the myths and symbols of archetypal woman; includes sections on Psyche, Helen, Artemis, the Sibyl, the Hetaira, the Amazon, and the Wise Old Woman, contains 30 illustrations; paperback.
Lynn, Elizabeth.
The Northern Girl
. Berkley: Berkley Press, 1979. This is a fictionalized account of a young woman who sets out to discover her mystical past; one of a trilogy concerning an egalitarian matriarchy; paperback/ hardcover.
Monaghan, Patricia.
The Book of Goddesses and Heroines,
New York: E.P. Dutton, 1981, An encyclopedia of feminine deities and heroic mortals; contains global charts of names, bibliography of sources, and books of related interest; paperback.
Pomeroy, Sarah B.
Goddesses, Whores, Wives, and Slaves: Women in Classical Antiquity
. New York: Shocken Books, 1975. A highly detailed and documented historical account of the lives of women in ancient Greece and Rome; contains 18 illustrations and bibliography; paperback.
Stone, Merlin.
When God Was A Woman
. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1976. An archeological study of the goddess, the role of women in the matriarchy, and a patriarchal conspiracy to dispute the goddess; contains maps, date charts, and illustrations; paperback.
Weigle, Marta.
Spiders and Spinsters: Women and Mythology
. Albuquerque: University or New Mexico Press, 1982. This is a source book on the mythologies of the Americas, Greece and Rome(and of the Judeo-Christian culture; illustrated: extensive bibliography, paperback.
Student Reading List of Books Available at Hillhouse H.S.
