Max Dashu

Max Dashu
Born
Maxine Hammond

1950 (age 73–74)
West Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
EducationHarvard University
Occupation(s)Feminist historian, author, artist
Years active1970–present
Notable workWitches and Pagans: Women in European Folk Religion, 700–1100
PartnerNava Mizrahhi
WebsiteSuppressed Histories Archive

Maxine Hammond Dashu (born 1950), known professionally as Max Dashu, is an American feminist historian, author, and artist. Her areas of expertise include female iconography, mother-right cultures and the origins of patriarchy.

In 1970, Dashu, who is lesbian,[citation needed] founded the Suppressed Histories Archives to research and document women's history and to make the full spectrum of women's history and culture visible and accessible.[1][2] The collection includes 15,000 slides and 30,000 digital images.[3][4] Since the early 1970s, Dashu has delivered visual presentations on women's history throughout North America, Europe and Australia.[3]

Dashu is the author of Witches and Pagans: Women in European Folk Religion, 700–1100 (2016), the first volume of a planned 16-volume series called Secret History of the Witches.[5]

  1. ^ Love, Barbara J., ed. (2006). "Max Dashu". Feminists Who Changed America, 1963-1975. University of Illinois Press. p. 108. ISBN 9780252097478.
  2. ^ Women Library Workers (1983), volume 8.
  3. ^ a b Dashu, Max. "About Max Dashu". Suppressed Histories Archive. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
  4. ^ "Max Dashu". MatriFocus. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
  5. ^ Dashu, Max (2016). Witches and Pagans: Women in European Folk Religion, 700-1100. Richmond, CA: Veleda Press. ISBN 978-0-692-74028-6.