Genevieve Vaughan

Genevieve Vaughan (b. Texas 1939) has been working for many years on the idea of a gift economy founded on mothering and being-mothered as the basis of an alternative worldview and way of life. She created the international all-women activist Foundation for a Compassionate Society based in Austin, Texas (1987-2005), one of the continuing projects of which is the Temple of the Goddess Sekhmet in Cactus Springs, Nevada, founded in 1992. She also initiated a network: International Feminists for a Gift Economy (2001- present) whose members give presentations on the gift economy at conferences worldwide. Many videos of the conferences, a film on the most recent one “The Maternal Roots of the Gift Economy”, a film on Genevieve’s life “Giving for Giving”, many of her articles and much other material can be accessed free on her website www.gift-economy.com.

Genevieve lives part time in Italy and part time in the USA. She has three daughters and two grandchildren. She is presently working on her autobiography.