THE VFA PIONEER HISTORIES PROJECT
Elizabeth “Liz” Shanklin
July, 22 1934 – February 19, 2021
Theorist, scholar and activist. Member of NOW, The Feminists and was a co-founder, with Barbara Love, of The Foundation for Matriarchy, which held study groups and conferences and published The Matriarchist, a newspaper, in the 1970s. Elected to represent the Green Party of New York State to the Green Party of the United States in 2001 and re-elected in 2003. Green Party Candidate for U.S. Congress from the 17th District, 2002.
Photo. Speaker, Liz Shanklin
More About Liz:
- Liz’s obituary, written by Linda Clarke
- Elizabeth Shanklin, featured author on The Crooked Lake Review including publications, papers and panels
- “Matriarchal cry rises from feminist revolution,” by Patricia McCormack, Minneapolis Star, September 25, 1978
- “Hand That Rocks Cradle Wants to Change World,” by Cathy Shaw, Green Bay Press Gazette, April 30, 1978
- “Feminists would establish society based on nurturing,” by Nelda Clemmons, Tampa Times, November 20, 1976
- Cited in Barbara Love’s book, Feminists Who Changed America 1963-1975, page 418
