Elinor Gadon

Elinor W. Gadon (September 17, 1925 – May 8, 2018) was an American cultural historian, Indologist, art historian and author notable for her examination of women in myth and culture in history.

Career Gadon has taught at several educational institutions, including the Harvard Divinity School and Tufts University, where she was an associate scholar in the Women's Leadership Program. At the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco, she developed and directed a course in women's spirituality. In 2006, she became a resident scholar at Brandeis University's Women's Studies Research Center Scholars Program in Waltham, Massachusetts.

Gadon's research has focused on the analysis of myth and imagery within their specific cultural contexts and how they affect issues of gender. she has been compared to other "scholars of the goddess" such as Marija Gimbutas and others associated with the Goddess movement.

Indian art history has been a particular area of interest for Gadon.

Spirituality Whether they are practicing their spirituality alone, in groups, or in their synagogues or churches of origin, women of the movement are focusing on exploring the sacredness of the female body, sexuality, and women's experience.|Elinor Gadon

Selected publications

Awards Women's Caucus for Art Lifetime Achievement Award, 2006.