David Hoffman | She Was An Uptight Girl In The 1960s But Changed @DavidHoffmanFilmmaker | Uploaded August 2024 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
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As my subscribers know, back in 1989, my team and I did almost 200 interviews with a select group of individuals who were very articulate and remembering their experiences in the 1950s and 1960s.
This video presents Margot Adler (1946–2014), an NPR journalist, author, Wicca. Other longform interviews on my YouTube channel present different points of view. Margo was so articulate and remembering how she felt as a kid, in high school, in college at Berkeley, and in the early days of the feminist women's rights movement of the early 1970s.
Adler was a key figure in the modern Pagan and Wiccan communities. She was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. She was the granddaughter of renowned Austrian psychoanalyst Alfred Adler, which influenced her intellectual upbringing.
She attended the University of California, Berkeley, where she studied political science, and later earned a Master’s degree in journalism from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
Adler was a prominent journalist for National Public Radio (NPR), where she worked for over three decades. She was known for her in-depth reports and interviews, covering a wide range of topics from politics to cultural issues. Her work at NPR made her a recognizable voice in American radio.
Author: Adler was the author of "Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers, and Other Pagans in America Today" (1979), a groundbreaking book that is still considered one of the most comprehensive studies on contemporary Paganism in the United States. The book played a significant role in bringing the Pagan movement to public attention.
Adler was a practicing Pagan and Wiccan. She was initiated into the Gardnerian Wicca tradition and became an influential voice in the Pagan community. She was a member of the Covenant of the Goddess, a major Wiccan organization. She was also involved in various other Pagan and religious freedom groups, working to increase understanding and acceptance of Paganism and Wicca in broader society.
Adler was generally aligned with liberal and progressive political views. Her work in journalism and her involvement in the Pagan community reflected a commitment to issues of social justice, religious freedom, and the defense of minority rights.
Adler was a feminist and supported the women's rights movement. Her work, particularly in the Pagan community, often emphasized the importance of gender equality and the empowerment of women. She saw the Pagan movement, with its emphasis on the feminine divine and equality between genders, as inherently supportive of feminist principles.
Margot Adler left a lasting impact on both journalism and the modern Pagan movement. Her work helped to normalize and legitimize Paganism in the public eye, and she is remembered as a passionate advocate for religious freedom, feminism, and social justice. Her voice and writings continue to inspire those within and outside the Pagan community.
If you found this of interest, please considering sponsoring my efforts to present more films like this one on my YouTube channel. Click the thanks button below the video screen.
Thank you.
DAVID HOFFMAN filmmaker
To See more of this interview - youtu.be/rLSVdw9Ludw
As my subscribers know, back in 1989, my team and I did almost 200 interviews with a select group of individuals who were very articulate and remembering their experiences in the 1950s and 1960s.
This video presents Margot Adler (1946–2014), an NPR journalist, author, Wicca. Other longform interviews on my YouTube channel present different points of view. Margo was so articulate and remembering how she felt as a kid, in high school, in college at Berkeley, and in the early days of the feminist women's rights movement of the early 1970s.
Adler was a key figure in the modern Pagan and Wiccan communities. She was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. She was the granddaughter of renowned Austrian psychoanalyst Alfred Adler, which influenced her intellectual upbringing.
She attended the University of California, Berkeley, where she studied political science, and later earned a Master’s degree in journalism from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
Adler was a prominent journalist for National Public Radio (NPR), where she worked for over three decades. She was known for her in-depth reports and interviews, covering a wide range of topics from politics to cultural issues. Her work at NPR made her a recognizable voice in American radio.
Author: Adler was the author of "Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers, and Other Pagans in America Today" (1979), a groundbreaking book that is still considered one of the most comprehensive studies on contemporary Paganism in the United States. The book played a significant role in bringing the Pagan movement to public attention.
Adler was a practicing Pagan and Wiccan. She was initiated into the Gardnerian Wicca tradition and became an influential voice in the Pagan community. She was a member of the Covenant of the Goddess, a major Wiccan organization. She was also involved in various other Pagan and religious freedom groups, working to increase understanding and acceptance of Paganism and Wicca in broader society.
Adler was generally aligned with liberal and progressive political views. Her work in journalism and her involvement in the Pagan community reflected a commitment to issues of social justice, religious freedom, and the defense of minority rights.
Adler was a feminist and supported the women's rights movement. Her work, particularly in the Pagan community, often emphasized the importance of gender equality and the empowerment of women. She saw the Pagan movement, with its emphasis on the feminine divine and equality between genders, as inherently supportive of feminist principles.
Margot Adler left a lasting impact on both journalism and the modern Pagan movement. Her work helped to normalize and legitimize Paganism in the public eye, and she is remembered as a passionate advocate for religious freedom, feminism, and social justice. Her voice and writings continue to inspire those within and outside the Pagan community.
If you found this of interest, please considering sponsoring my efforts to present more films like this one on my YouTube channel. Click the thanks button below the video screen.
Thank you.
DAVID HOFFMAN filmmaker
