Contents

Preface by Carol F. Thomas

Editor’s Note by David B. Axelrod

I Want to Love Your Wife by David B. Axelrod

introduction: Transforming His/story into Her/story: Merlin Stone’s Dramatic Entrance onto the Stage of Our Story by Gloria F. Orenstein

merlin stone timeline

my life with merlin stone: a memoir by Lenny Schneir, as told to David B. Axelrod with Carol F. Thomas

Poems by Lenny Schneir

merlin in her own words: Excerpts from Talks and Articles selected by Lenny Schneir

unraveling the myth of adam and eve, Chapter 10 from When God Was a Woman

ancient mirrors of womanhood: A Reflection on the Poetic Genius of Merlin Stone by David B. Axelrod

three thousand years of racism: Recurring Patterns in Racism by Merlin Stone

unpublished writings by Merlin Stone

the importance of merlin stone by Lenny Schneir, with David B. Axelrod

merlin stone, artist and sculptor by David B. Axelrod

i remember merlin by Cynthia Stone Davis

a gallery of merlin stone photos and artifacts

four color photo gallery

a great sense of hope: letters to merlin stone

the legacy of merlin stone: One Feminist’s View by Carol F. Thomas

epilogue by Carol F. Thomas

Acknowledgments

Bibliography and Works Cited