Societies of Peace: Matriarchies Past, Present, and Future
Heide Goettner-Abendroth has published various books on  matriarchal society and culture and has become the  founding mother of Modern Matriarchal Studies. In  1980 she was visiting professor at the University of Montreal  (Canada) and, in 1992, at the University of Innsbruck  (Austria). In 1986, she founded the  International Academy hagia: Academy for Modern  Matriarchal Studies and Matriarchal Spirituality in Germany.  Recent publications include The Dancing Goddess:  Principles of a Matriarchal Aesthetic (Beacon Press, 1991);  The Goddess and Her Heros: Matriarchal Religion in  Mythology, Fairy-Tales and Poetry (Anthony  Publishing Company, 1995); Das Matriarchat (Matriarchal  Societies) (three volumes 1988, 1991, 2000). She is one of  the 1,000 "Peace Women" all over the world  who have been nominated by the Swiss Peace Initiative.