Margot Adler was born on April 16, 1946 in Little Rock, Arkansas and died of cancer on June 28, 2014. She was a popular radio journalist who worked with National Public Radio since 1979, beginning as a freelance reporter and eventually becoming their New York correspondent. She contributed often to the shows Morning Edition and All Things Considered.
She was also a Wiccan priestess, an author and a lecturer, an elder in the Covenant of the Goddess and a member of the Unitarian Universalist faith community.
Adler wrote her first book, Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers, and Other Pagans in America Today in 1979 and produced a revised edition in 2006.
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Margot Adler was a prominent figure in modern witchcraft and neopaganism, known for her influential contributions to the community.
She authored several books, including the groundbreaking work “Drawing Down the Moon,” which explored the diverse world of contemporary pagan practices and spirituality.
In addition to her writing, Adler was a radio journalist and a correspondent for NPR, where she covered various topics, including spirituality, feminism, and social issues.
Margot Adler’s life was marked by her dedication to advocating for religious freedom and tolerance, as she actively worked to dispel misconceptions about witchcraft and paganism.
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