Barbara G. Walker (born July 2, 1930, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American author and feminist.
[4][2] In The Skeptical Feminist: Discovering the Virgin, Mother, and Crone, she writes about her belief that there is no god.
Her book Woman's Rituals: A Sourcebook is an attempt to show how she puts her "meditation techniques" into practice, and is meant as a guide for other women who wish to do the same.
While serving on a local hotline helping abused women and pregnant teenage girls in the mid-1970s, she became interested in feminism.
Walker continued a personal study of comparative religions and feminist issues after she graduated[2] which led to her writing The Woman's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets (1983).