Barbara Marx Hubbard
Encyclopedia
Barbara Marx Hubbard is a prolific futurist, author
and public speaker. She is credited with the evolutionary concepts of ‘The Synergy Engine’ and the 'birthing' of humanity.
. In her youth she attended the Dalton School
in New York City
. She studied at L'Ecole des Sciences Politiques at La Sorbonne in Paris
during her junior year of college, and received a B.A.
cum laude in Political Science
from Bryn Mawr College
in 1951. She married the artist Earl Hubbard, whom she met while in Paris, that same year. As of 2003, she is the mother of five and grandmother of six.
In 1952 she was invited to the White House (through her father’s connections) where she famously asked President Eisenhower: ‘What is the meaning of our new power that is good?’ Since then she has written five books, delivered more than 80 keynote speeches and given more than 75 interviews. She is currently President of the Foundation for Conscious Evolution, which she co-founded in 1990 with Sidney Lanier.
Hubbard was featured in the 2006 film Entheogen: Awakening the Divine Within, a documentary about rediscovering an enchanted
cosmos in the modern world.
She is the subject of a biography by Neale Donald Walsh, The Mother of Invention: The Legacy of Barbara Marx Hubbard and the Future of "YOU."
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
and public speaker. She is credited with the evolutionary concepts of ‘The Synergy Engine’ and the 'birthing' of humanity.
Personal history
Born a Jewish agnostic, her father was toy maker Louis MarxLouis Marx
Louis Marx was an American toy maker and businessman whose company, Louis Marx and Company was the largest toy company in the world in the 1950s...
. In her youth she attended the Dalton School
The Dalton School
The Dalton School, originally called the Children's University School, is a private university-preparatory school on New York City's Upper East Side and a member of both the New York Interschooland the Ivy Preparatory School League...
in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. She studied at L'Ecole des Sciences Politiques at La Sorbonne in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
during her junior year of college, and received a B.A.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
cum laude in Political Science
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
from Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr College is a women's liberal arts college located in Bryn Mawr, a community in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, ten miles west of Philadelphia. The name "Bryn Mawr" means "big hill" in Welsh....
in 1951. She married the artist Earl Hubbard, whom she met while in Paris, that same year. As of 2003, she is the mother of five and grandmother of six.
In 1952 she was invited to the White House (through her father’s connections) where she famously asked President Eisenhower: ‘What is the meaning of our new power that is good?’ Since then she has written five books, delivered more than 80 keynote speeches and given more than 75 interviews. She is currently President of the Foundation for Conscious Evolution, which she co-founded in 1990 with Sidney Lanier.
Hubbard was featured in the 2006 film Entheogen: Awakening the Divine Within, a documentary about rediscovering an enchanted
Disenchantment
Disenchantment is a term in the social sciences used to describe the cultural rationalization and devaluation of mysticism apparent in modern society...
cosmos in the modern world.
She is the subject of a biography by Neale Donald Walsh, The Mother of Invention: The Legacy of Barbara Marx Hubbard and the Future of "YOU."
External links
- BarbaraMarxHubbard.com (same as Evolve.org), her website.
- with Jeffrey Mishlove in "Thinking Allowed, Conversations On the Leading Edge of Knowledge and Discovery"
- with Dennis Hughes in "Share Guide: The Holistic Health Magazine and Resource Directory"
- with Diane M. Cooper in The Spirit of Ma'at, Volume 1 No. 5 "The Futurists Creating Peace"
- with Judy Williams in PlanetLightworker.com Evolutionary Party Line
- with Elizabeth Debold in A Fusion of Genius
- with Duncan Campbell in Living Dialogues - Evolutionary Citizen Solutions in a New Energy World