The Secret Life of Lady Liberty. This 2016 book explores how Lady Liberty is a personification of America and its destiny, while also revealing the sharp contrast between depicting “liberty” as a female and the reality of women and other suppressed classes throughout history. Examining the multiple traditions that influenced her symbolism we see the Statue of Liberty is based on the tradition of representing America as a women from as far back as the explorer maps when the continent was depicted as a savage Native American “Queen.” Other links can be drawn to the Neolithic Earth Mother, Mary Magdalene, Minerva, Libertas, and Joan of Arc. The Statue of Liberty serves as the conscience of our nation and is a symbol of both the myths that unite us and the diversity that strengthens us. www.SecretLifeofLadyLiberty.com