A Gathering of Spirit: Book Reading by Beth Brant This 1989 photograph of Beth Brant reading from “A Gathering of Spirit: An Anthology by Native Women” was taken at a launch party held at the Native Women’s Resource Centre on March 8, 1989 by The Women’s Press. The book, edited by Brant, was the first published collection of Indigenous women’s writing in North America and was republished in 1989 by Women’s Press. Metadata Title: A Gathering of Spirit: Book Reading by Beth Brant Date: 1989 Region: Ontario City/Town: Toronto Photographer: Amy Gottlieb