This selection of photos shows Riane Eisler since childhood. From left: Eisler at age 7, shortly before the family was forced to flee Austria; Eisler has degrees in sociology and law from the University of California; Eisler is a mother of two daughters from her first marriage; Eisler became a feminist and activist as a response to the intense sexism she witnessed and experienced in the 1950s and ’60s, particularly within the legal system; Eisler with her second husband and fellow scholar, David Loye; as a public speaker, Eisler has addressed the United Nations General Assembly, the U.S. Department of State and has headlined Congressional briefings; she has given over 600 presentations at conferences, universities, corporations and governmental and nongovernmental agencies around the world.
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Riane Eisler is a social systems scientist, cultural historian, futurist and, at 94, one of …
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