Barbara G. Walker

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in Philadelphia, The United States

July 02, 1930

gender

female

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Religion & Spirituality, Nonfiction, Crafts & Hobbies

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Barbara Walker studied journalism at the University of Pennsylvania and then took a reporting job at the Washington Star in DC. During her work as a reporter, she became increasingly interested in feminism and women's issues.

Her writing career has been split between knitting instruction books, produced in the late 1960s through the mid-80s; and women's studies and mythology books, produced from the 1980s through the early 21st C.

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Barbara G. Walker's Books

Average rating: 4.27 · 3,181 ratings · 217 reviews · 28 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Woman's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets 4.27 of 5 stars 4.27 avg rating — 656 ratings — published 1983 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Treasury of Knitting Patterns 4.57 of 5 stars 4.57 avg rating — 541 ratings — published 1967 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Second Treasury of Knitting Patterns 4.63 of 5 stars 4.63 avg rating — 379 ratings — published 1970 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Woman's Dictionary of Symbols and Sacred Objects 4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 410 ratings — published 1988 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Charted Knitting Designs 4.46 of 5 stars 4.46 avg rating — 226 ratings — published 1972 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Knitting from the Top 4.26 of 5 stars 4.26 avg rating — 201 ratings — published 1972 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Fourth Treasury of Knitting Patterns 4.43 of 5 stars 4.43 avg rating — 177 ratings — published 2000	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Feminist Fairy Tales 3.24 of 5 stars 3.24 avg rating — 198 ratings — published 1996 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Crone: Woman of Age, Wisdom, and Power 4.29 of 5 stars 4.29 avg rating — 89 ratings — published 1986 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mosaic Knitting 4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 68 ratings — published 1976 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars