Thea Gaia

thea Gaia
Born
Dorothy Ivy Wacker
Died15 May 2016
Canberra
Known forFirst female minister Congregational Church, Queensland. Midwife for Goddess Spirituality, Australia

Born Dorothy Ivy Wacker, thea Gaia (stylised as thea) was the first female ordained as a Minister of Religion within the Congregational Church of Australia in Queensland.[1] She has been described as the 'midwife' of Goddess spirituality in Australia.[2]

  1. ^ Peacock, Glenys (2 July 2016). "thea Gaia née Dorothy Ivy Wacker: Feminist Foremother and a Great "Ponderer" by Glenys Peacock". Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  2. ^ Rose, Patricia (2011). Gaia emerging : goddess beliefs and practics in Australia. Tricia Szirom. Dayboro, Qld.: Gaia's Ink. ISBN 978-0-646-56572-9. OCLC 794929038.