Connecting British Wicca with radical feminism and goddess spirituality during the 1970s and 1980s: The case study of Monica Sjöö

This article attempts to chart some of the ways in which ideas of radical feminism, Goddess Spirituality, and feminist Witchcraft - which originated in the United States during the late 1960s and the 1970s before taking root in Britain - were introduced to British Wiccans during the latter half of the 1970s and throughout the 1980s. Several UK-based radical feminists who combined their newfound political awareness with Goddess Spirituality acted as important conduits for the transference of these ideas. This will be shown through the use of a case study of the artist and Goddess Feminist Monica Sjöö (1938-2005).