From indigenous cultures — who’ve tended to operate on a paradigm of cooperative collectivism that’s deeply entwined with their relationship to nature — to the African Ubuntu philosophy that emphasizes communal values, empathy, shared humanity, and the foundational belief that individuals exist in a web of relationships, there are countless... See more

In his 1975 book, Women of the Celts , French historian Jean Markale delved into historical sources, old Welsh and Irish laws, as well mythological traditions to argue that Celtic women — whether Irish, Breton, or British — ‘enjoyed freedom and rights’ and ‘could become head of the family, rule, be a prophetess, enchantress or educator, could marry... See more