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FROm THE EDITORS The t h i r d annual N a t i o n a l Women's S tud ies A s s o c i a t i o n (NWSA) conven t i on was h e l d f rom May 31 t h rough June 4 , 1981, a t t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f Connec t i cu t -S to r r s . I n r e v i e w i n g t h e publ i c i t y and con fe rence program, I am s t r u c k by t h e s i m i l a r i t y between t h e goa l s o f NWSA and those o f t h e Women's S tud ies L i b r a r i a n - a t - L a r g e . The NWSA C o n s t i t u t i o n s t a t e s t h a t t h e o r g a n i z a t i o n i s des igned " t o f u r t h e r t h e s o c i a l , p o l i t i c a l , and p r o f e s s i o n a l development o f women's s t u d i e s a t eve ry educa t i ona l 1 eve1 and i n eve ry educa t i ona l s e t t i n g . " I n a s i m i l a r ve in , t h e Women's S tud ies L i b r a r i a n - a t - L a r g e , a p o s i t i o n c r e a t e d i n 1977 ( t h e same yea r as t h e f ound ing o f NWSA) , p rov ides an i n f o r m a t i o n and advocacy s e r v i c e t o women's s t u d i e s f a c u l ty, women's s t u d i e s programs, l i b r a r i a n s , s t uden ts , and t h e genera l u n i v e r s i t y com- mun i t y .

NWSA t r i e s t o ach ieve i t s educa t i ona l goa ls by seve ra l means. Through i t s na- t i o n a l and r e g i o n a l conferences, people have an o p p o r t u n i t y t o exchange prag- m a t i c i n f o r m a t i o n . For example, under t h e theme "Women Respond t o Racism," p a r t i c i p a n t s i n t h e 1981 con fe rence examined t h e c o n j u n c t i o n o f r ac i sm and sexism f rom an i n t e r d i s c i p l i n a r y and mu1 t i - c u l t u r a l pe rspec t i ve . I n a d d i t i o n t o i t s annual conferences, NWSA has developed a s e r v i c e l e a r n i n g p r o j e c t which i s des igned t o t a k e women's s t u d i e s f rom t h e c lassroom t o t h e community. NWSA a l s o o f f e r s seve ra l publ i c a t i o n s f o r sa l e- - the 1980 con fe rence program, The Women's S tud ies S e r v i c e Lea rn ing Handbook, and t h e proceedings f rom t h e 1979 conference. The Fem in i s t Press, i n c o l l a b o r a t i o n w i t h t h e N a t i o n a l Women's S tud ies Assoc ia- t i o n , publ i shes t h e Women's S tud ies Q u a r t e r 1 y.

A t t h e 1980 NWSA con fe rence i n Bloomington, I nd iana , t h e L i b r a r i a n s ' Task Force was c rea ted . A t t h e 1981 conference i n S t o r r s , t h e Task Force met aga in t o ex- p l o r e ways t o i n s u r e access t o i n f o r m a t i o n n o t o n l y th rough we l l - r ecogn i zed

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EDITORS: Linda Parker, Women's Studies Librarian-at-Large and Catherine Loeb, Women's Studies Specialist. Graphic Rrtist: Catharina Schimert. UnlVERSlTY OF UIlSCOnSln SYSTEm 112A memorial Library 728 State St. madison, UII

RRDICRC RRCHIVING : THE CESOIRN HERSTORY RRCHIVES ". . . I want you to see that there i s a passion in what we do," wrote Joan Nestle to Judith Schwarz, i n r e ponse to Judith 's i n i t i a l inquiries about the Lesbian Herstory Archives ( L H A ) . f A sense of passionate purpose and dedication comes through powerfully in a l l LHA statements and writings. The LHA ca l l s what they do "radical archiving," and many of the i r principles represent substantial depar- tures from conventional archiving practices. Their goals go f a r beyond the task of collecting materials on lesbian l i f e and culture. The LHA wants to al,ter.our very conceptions of the place of culture in our l i ve s . Some of the core principles guiding the LHA are:

*"All lesbian women must have access to the archives; no credentials for usage or inclusion, race and class must be no barrier";

*"The archives should be housed within the community, not on an aca- demic campus t ha t i s by definit ion closed t o many women";

*"The archives should be involved i n the pol i t i c a l struggles of the Lesbian people";

*"Archival s k i l l s shall be taught, one generation of Lesbians to another, breaking the e l i t i sm of tradit ional archives";

*"The community should share in the work of the archives"; *"The archives will col lect the prints of a l l our 1 ives, not jus t . pre-

serve the records of the famous or the published1';2 *"funding i s sought from within the cornunity the archives serves, ra-

ther than from outside sources.

Joan Nestle has summarized these principles w i t h the statemerlt, "Our concept i s a l iving grassroots Archives tha t i s open to a l l i t s people, the Lesbian people, that creates cul ure and supports the peopl-e's struggles while i t preserves t he i r memories." S Lesbians and lesbian culture have been his tor ical ly invisible. Not only has there been a t rag ic fa i lu re to col lect and preserve the records of lesbian 1 ives; in cases where such records have been saved, the reluctance of archivists to use the word "1 esbian" (or an e a r n entl to describe the coll ections has made the i r ident i f icat ion a formidab1 e 'task. ~ b e n the recent, long-awaited

ted by Andrea Hinding (Bowker, 1979) 1 Sources : A Guide to Archives and Manuscript Coll ections i n the

i s t s only one collection (from among over 18,000) under the index term "lesbianism." A woman who worked as a writer for the Women's History Sources project concluded, "I'm afraid lesbian researchers will have to wade through the 1095 pages of entries with the i r in tui t ions as t he i r primary guide.1'4 The motto of the LHA i s "In memory of the voices we have l o s t , " and the desi re to re t r ieve l o s t voices and restore v i s i b i l i t y i s a t the heart of the LHA endeavor. Joan Nestle writes, "The roots of the Archives 1 i e in the silenced voices, the love l e t t e r s destroyed, the pronouns changed, the diar ies carefully edited, the pictures never taken, the euphemized dis tor ta t ions that patriarchy would l e t pass."5

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Founded i n 1974, the Archives has developed and grown w i t h i n t he rooms o f a New York C i t y apartment shared by LHA c o l l e c t i v e members Deborah Edel and Joan Nest le . (Other c u r r e n t c o l l e c t i v e members a re V a l e r i e I t n y r e , J u d i t h Schwarz, and Georgia Brooks.) Deborah, Joan and J u d i t h have made a l i f e t i m e commitment t o t h e Archives. Most fundamental ly, t he LHA i s subs id ized by i t s c o l l e c t i v e members, who a l l work f u l l - t ime jobs t o suppor t themselves and the Archives. It i s i n s p i r i n g and awe- some t o contemplate t h e energy these women are w i l l i n g and ab le t o p u t i n t o t h e Archives above and beyond t h e i r employment commitments. There i s , o f course, a d a i l y f l o w o f f i l i n g , ca ta log ing , and correspondence t o be at tended t o as t he c o i l e c t i o n s a re developed. I n add i t i on , LHA women are i nvo l ved i n :

* d a i l y t ou rs o f t h e Archives, c u r r e n t l y numbering around 500 a year; * pub1 i c a t i o n o f a p e r i o d i c news le t te r ; * development o f b i b l i o g r a p h i e s and sl ide.sbaws; * p resen ta t i on o f t h e r e g u l a r LHA s l i d e show t o groups-Qf women-across

the country; * fund- ras isers , i n c l u d i n g a c u l t u r a l se r i es e n t i t l e d "At Home With t h e Archives"; * f a c i l i t a t i o n o f s tudy groups; * c r e a t i o n o f a pos te r se r i es commemorating 1 esbian images; * p r o v i s i o n o f re fe rence serv ices and b ib l i og raph ies t o s tudents

and teachers; * l e n d i n g suppor t t o and shar ing i n fo rma t i on w i t h developing reg iona l

arch ives.6

The Lesbian Hers to ry Archives Newslet ter i s an i nva luab le source o f i n f o r m a t i o n on t h e work o f l e s b i a n researchers and a r c h i v i s t s across t h e Un i ted States, as we l l as on Archives a c t i v i t i e s . Every i ssue inc ludes a 1 i s t i n g o f t h e Archives ' ho ld ings on some aspect o f 1 esbian c u l t u r e . Past t o p i c s have inc luded: s e r i a l media w i t h l e s b i a n content; lesb ian , f e m i n i s t and gay bib1 iographies; 1 esbian paperbacks from t h e 1930s-1950s ; t h e LHA poet ry and s h o r t s t o r y c o l l ec t i ons ; t h e tape c o l l e c t i o n ; and a guide t o c u r r e n t l e s b i a n p e r i o d i c a l s . The Archives ' spec ia l c o l l ec t ions , descr ibed i n LHA Newd e t t e r 6, i n c l u d e m a t e r i a l s o f Adrienne Rich, Becky B i r t h a , t h e New York branch o f t he Daughters o f B i l i t i s , E lsa Gidlow, Joanna Russ, Tee Corinne, and many others. - While o r i g i n a l copies o f back issues a r e no l o n g e r ava i l ab le , t h e LHA w i l l p rov ide x'eroxed copies a t cos t . Donations a re requested f o r c u r r e n t subscr ip t ions (3 issues : $3.00 f o r i n d i v i d u a l s ; $6.00 minimum f o r i n s t i t u t i o n s ; checks payable t o t h e Lesbian Hers to ry Educat ional Foundation, Inc., o r LHEF).

The growth o f t h e Archives i s such t h a t i t w i l l one day s p i l l o u t o f t h e apar t - ment where i t was born and demand a home o f i t s own. The LHA women hope even- t u a l l y t o be a b l e t o r a i s e s u f f i c i e n t funds t o purchase a b u i l d i n g t o house the Archives and a l e s b i a n c u l t u r a l center. Yet another dream i s t h a t they w i l l f i n d a way t o m i c r o f i l m t h e r a r e sources t hey a re c o l l e c t i n g . For t h e moment, however, they a r e concent ra t ing on es tab l i s h i n g and b u i l d i n g t h e c o l l e c t i o n . The i r news le t te r i s packed w i t h e n t r e a t i e s t o readers t o send i n t he m a t e r i a l s o f t h e i r 1 ives--photos, l e t t e r s , d i a r i e s , s tudent papers, tapes, newspaper c l i p - pings, issues o f j o u r n a l s and news le t te rs , 01 d 1 esbian books, desc r i p t i ons o f l e s b i a n c u l t u r e pre-1970. The LHA i s determined t h a t t he Archives ma in ta in i t s s p i r i t and i t s openness t o a l l women as i t grows:

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I t w o u l d n ' t be o u r A r c h i v e s i f you ever needed a 1 e t t e r o f r e f e r r a l t o be a b l e t o use i t o r i f t h e r e w a s n ' t a p l a c e f o r women t o r e s t when t h e y were t i r e d o r t o e a t when t h e y were hungry. . . .And o u r A rch ives w i l l never be t u r n e d i n - t o a woman's a r c h i v e s o r a gay a rch ives . Bu t w i l l be t h e one p l a c e t h a t t e word, t h e noun, l e s b i a n w i l l echo t h r o u g h t h e genera t ions . 5

You can reach t h e Lesb ian H e r s t o r y A rch ives a t P.O. Box 1258, New York, N.Y. 1011 6, (212) 874-7232.

-- C.L.

Notes

Joan N e s t l e . L e t t e r t o J u d i t h Schwarz, 26 Nov. 1977. Lesb ian H e r s t o r y A rch ives Newsl e t t e r no. 6 ( J u l y 1980) , p.11.

Joan N e s t l e , "Radical A r c h i v i n g : A Lesb ian F e m i n i s t Perspec t i ve . " Gay I n s u r - gent no.415 ( S p r i n g 1979); e x c e r p t s r e p r i n t e d as an LHA f l i e r .

Joan N e s t l e , quoted i n an i n t e r v i e w w i t h Beth Hodges. S i n i s t e r Wisdom no.13 ( S p r i n g 1980), p.102.

Wendy 5. Larson. Comments o n Women's H i s t o r y Sources. M a t r i c e s v.3, no.3 (May 198O), p.5; r e p r . Lesb ian H e r s t o r y A rch ives Newsl e t t e r no.6 ( J u l y 198O), pp.8-9.

Joan N e s t l e , "About t h e Archives." Lesb ian H e r s t o r y A rch ives N e w s l e t t e r no.5 ( S p r i n g l 9 7 9 ) , p. [I].

Some o f t h e s e r e g i o n a l a r c h i v e s a r e 1 i s t e d i n t h e Lesb ian H e r s t o r y A r c h i v e s N e w s l e t t e r no.5 ( S p r i n g 1979), p. [4].

Joan N e s t l e , quoted i n an i n t e r v i e w w i t h Beth, Hodges. S i n i s t e r Wisdom no.11 ( F a l l 1979), p.9.

Sources on t h e Lesb ian H e r s t o r y A r c h i v e s

Bennet, Paula. "Focus On: The Lesb ian H e r s t o r y Archives." Focus (~eb.-h arch 1979) ,p.8.

Lehman, J. Lee. "The Lesb ian H e r s t o r y Arch ives. " The Advocate ( A p r i l 15, 1979), p.15.

N e s t l e , Joan. "Radica l A r c h i v i n g : A Lesb ian F e m i n i s t Perspec t i ve . " Gay I n s u r g e n t no.415 ( S p r i n g 1979), p.10.

N e s t l e , Joan, and Deborah Edel . I n t e r v i e w by Be th Hodges, P a r t s 1 and 2. S i n i s t e r Wisdom no.11 ( F a l l 1979), pp.2-13, and S i n i s t e r Wisdom no.13 ( S p r i n g 7- pp.101-105.

Schwarz, J u d i t h . " L i v i n g Hers tory . " O f f Our Backs (May 1979), p.20.

S t u r g i s , Susanna. "Women's N i g h t Out." I n o u r Own W r i t e (June 1979), p.5.

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IN WISCONSIN

This i s t h e second i n o u r s e r i e s o f a r t i c l e s on f e m i n i s t bookstores i n Wisconsin. The f i r s t a r t i c l e , on A Room o f One's Own i n Madison, appeared i n Femin is t Col- l e c t i o n s v.2, no.3 (Spr ing 1981 ). The t h i r d a r t i c l e i n t h e s e r i e s w i l l desc r i be Sistermoon Femin is t Books & A r t i n Milwaukee, and w i l l be pub l i shed v.3, no.1 ( F a l l 1981).

MOTHER COURAGE BOOKSTORE AND ART GALLERY I S A PERSONAL STATEMENT

As t h e "personal i s t h e p o l i t i c a l " , we, Jeanne Arno ld and Barbara L indqu i s t , a r e Mother Courage Bookstore and A r t Ga l l e r y . Our personal h i s t o r i e s made us fem in i s t s who saw t h e need t o open t h i s s to re .

The business i s formed as a pa r tne rsh ip . Jeanne works f u l l t ime as t h e d i r z c t o r o f communications a t a l o c a l h o s p i t a l and I manage t h e book store.

People ask us why we named o u r s t o r e "Mother Courage" and we always say, "Wel l , t h e r e ' s t h e an t i -war p l a y by B e r t o l t Brecht; t h e r e used t o be a f e m i n i s t res tau- r a n t i n New York by t h a t name fea tu red i n R i t a Mae Brown's " I n Her Day;" and we ' re b o t h mothers w i t h courage. Besides, i t ' s a ca tchy name."

Both Jeanne and I came t o feminism by l o n g and c i r c u i t o u s routes. We met near1 y twenty years ago when we were Sunday school teachers a t t h e U n i t a r i a n Church i n Racine. Jeanne has two c h i l d r e n and I have four. Jeanne worked many years be- f o r e he r c h i l d r e n were born, and o f f and on d u r i n g h e r twen ty - f i ve year marr iage. I g o t pregnant d u r i n g t h e f i r s t year o f my twenty-one yea r marr iage, and, except f o r a y e a r o r so o f s u b s t i t u t e teaching, o n l y had a pa r t - t ime j o b d u r i n g t h e l a s t year I was marr ied. Divorced s i x years ago, I was t h a t person known as " t h e d i s p l aced homemaker.'! Jeanne and I rees tab l i shed o u r f r i e n d s h i p about seven years ago and d iscovered we had "come a l o n g way baby."

I n o u r consciousness-ra is ing experiences we shared a couple o f TA marathon workshops, a women's r a p group, severa l Wisconsin Women I n t h e A r t s conferences and l o t s o f books and magazines t h a t a r e t h e b i b l e s o f t h e women's movement. We had become ve ry committed fem in i s t s .

J u s t before Jeanne's d i v o r c e th ree years ago, we conceived Mother Courage. As a member o f Wisconsin Women I n t h e A r t s , I was i n v i t e d t o show my pa in t i ngs a t "A Room o f One's Own" i n Madison. We spent some t ime t h e r e w i t h t h e e x h i b i t and over d inne r a t L y s i s t r a t a we s t r u c k a spark about opening our own f e m i n i s t book- s t o r e i n Racine. Jeanne and I decided t o pu t o u r d i vo rce money where o u r mouhh was as f a r as t h e f e m i n i s t movement was concerned.

Mother Courage opened i n October o f 1978 a f t e r months o f sheer hard l a b o r . We l o c a t e d i n a s t o r e f r o n t i n Jeanne's f a t h e r ' s b u i l d i n g t h a t hadn ' t seen a clean-up s i n c e 1950 o r so. The roof 1 eaked badly. There were o n l y a couple o f o l d l i g h t s . The f l o o r was b lack w i t h grime. The p lace was p i l e d h igh w i t h o l d s tock, boxes and debr is . We cleaned, painted, sanded and l i t i t up. I b u i l t t h e bookshelves and t h e counters. And I began o rgan i z ing t h e business: o r d e r i n g t h e i nven to ry ,

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s e t t i n g up accoun t ing procedures, do ing a l l t h e t o n s o f t h i n g s t h a t go i n t o open ing a business. I a l s o went t o t h e American B o o k s e l l e r ' s A s s o c i a t i o n beg inner b o o k s e l l e r school f o r a weekend o f i n t e n s i v e t r a i n i n g i n Colorado. N e i t h e r Jeanne n o r I had been i n bus iness before ; we had never done a n y t h i n g l i k e accoun t ing , o r taxes , o r o r d e r i n g o r fo rm f i l i n g . We had never worked i n a bookstore , and, except f o r some s a l e s c l e r k i n g exper ience back i n o u r h i g h schoo l and c o l l e g e days, d i d n ' t know a damn t h i n g abou t t h e r e t a i l book bus iness.

We1 1, w e ' r e s t i l l here . We have s u r v i v e d f a i r 1 y we1 1, except f o r a l o t more g ray h a i r and a bad case o f a n x i e t y neuros is . Our s i t u a t i o n d i f f e r s g r e a t l y f rom A Room o f One's Own i n Madison and Mi lwaukee 's Sistermoon. Both Madison and Mi lwaukee have v e r y s t r o n g f e m i n i s t communit ies. Not so Racine. Even though we a r e f i f t e e n minutes away f rom t h e U n i v e r s i t y o t Wiscons in-Parks ide and about t h e same d i s t a n c e f rom Cartha,ge C o l l ege, t h e f e m i n i s t community h e r e i s i n i t s e a r l y g rowth stage. Parks ide has o n l y r e c e n t 1 y i n s t i t u t e d a women's s t u d i e s program. Gateway Techn ica l 1nsti t .ut.e has a Wo/manls Bureau. ( I t used t o be a bloman's Bureau).

When we f i r s t opened, we were concerned about c a l l i n g o u r s e l v e s " f e m i n i s t M - - a l t h o u g h we o b v i o u s l y are . Our r a t i o n a l was t h a t we d i d n o t w i s h t o t u r n any-

' one o f f . I f we c o u l d r e a c h any woman anywhere who was b e g i n n i n g t o t h i n k p o s i - t i v e l y abou t t h e f e m i n i s t movement b u t was sometimes a f r a i d t o c a l l h e r s e l f a f e m i n i s t , we wanted t o reach t h a t woman. We c a l l o u r s e l v e s a " f u l l s e r v i c e genera l books to re s p e c i a l i z i n g i n books f o r women," and we f e a t u r e t h e l a r g e s t c o l l e c t i o n o f s a i l i n g books i n t h e area. We do so f o r two reasons. F i r s t , because I am a s a i l o r , and secondly, because o u r l o c a t i o n i s v e r y c l o s e t o f o u r r e c r e a t i o n a l mar inas on t h e Root R i v e r . The o t h e r day a young man came i n t h e s t o r e t o l o o k a t o u r s a i l i n g books. W h i l e he and I t a l k e d c l a s s s a i l boats , h i s female companion browsed around and f i n a l l y bought I t ' s Your Body: Woman's Guide t o Gynecology. I wondered a f t e r w a r d s whether she would have come i n t h e s t o r e by h e r s e l f t o buy t h a t book.

We do bus iness w i t h P a r k s i d e ' s s t u d e n t s and i n s t r u c t o r s , Gateway, Rac ine U n i f i e d School D i s t r i c t ( t h e y j u s t r a n a s e r i e s o f workshops on sexism and gender i den- t i t y i n t h e s c h o o l s ) and hand le tex tbooks f o r S t . Luke 's School o f Nurs ing . We have sponsored p o e t r y read ings , book t a l k s , autograph p a r t i e s , t a r o t c a r d read- i n g lessons , book f a i r s and t a b l e s , and a n e w s l e t t e r . We p r o v i d e space i n o u r t i n y , e l e v a t e d g a l l e r y f o r women a r t i s t s . We have had open ing p a r t i e s , s p e c i a l even ts and w i n e and cheese h o s p i t a l i t y a f te rnoons . We h o l d an annual Susan B. Anthony b i r t h d a y p a r t y . We c a r r y pos te rs , r e c o r d s o f women's music, b u t t o n s and bumpers t ickers , no teca rds and so on, b u t on a much more l i m i t e d b a s i s than A Room o f One's Own o r Sistermoon due t o l i m i t a t i o n s o f space and c a p i t a l .

F i n a n c i a l l y we o p e r a t e on a v e r y t i g h t cash f l o w budget--we a r e n o t i n hock; we a r e a b r e a s t o f a l l o u r b i l l s ; b u t we cannot i n c r e a s e o u r i n v e n t o r y a t t h e r a t e we would l i k e n o r pay me a l i v i n g wage. We have reached a p o i n t i n o u r bus iness where we a r e w a n t i n g t o grow t o b e t t e r se rve t h e women i n o u r community and a r e l o o k i n g f o r c r e a t i v e ways t o do it. One o f o u r goa ls i s t o b r i n g some vo lun- t e e r s i n t o t h e s t o r e t o he lp . Up u n t i l now we have done i t a lone, because we d i d n ' t want t o e x p l o i t women i f we were go ing t o be making money ou rse lves .

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Now t h a t we know t h e r e a l i t i e s o f o p e r a t i n g a business, seek in vo lun teers no l o n g e r seems e x p l o i t a t i v e . L a s t year I was o n l y ab le t o draw 1 1753 from the business and t h a t i nc luded $708 i n p a i d h e a l t h insurance. I f Jeanne and I were n o t l i v i n g toge ther it would be imposs ib le f o r me t o con t i nue o p e r a t i n g t h e s to re .

We hope t h a t o u r l o c a l women's community w i l l r a l l y around us i f we a r e ab le , w i t h vo lun tee r he1 p, t o keep t h e s t o r e open evenings and Sundays (and a1 so g i v e me some freedom d u r i n g t h e day) . We can then p lan more ou t reach programs, more i n s t o r e programs and more i n t e r a c t f o n w i t h more committed women.

When I was a k i d , I once e n t e r t a i n e d some s i l l y ideas o f be ing a miss ionary . Wel l , t h e thought j u s t crossed my mind t h a t here i n Racine, Jeanne and I a r e f e m i n i s t m iss iona r i es . I j u s t hope t h a t t o s u r v i v e and t o grow we d o n ' t have t o do as Robin T y l e r suggests on her r e c o r d "Always a Bridegroom Never a B r i de " : "P.S. Move t o a b i g c i t y . "

- -- Barbara L i n d q u i s t

[Mother Courage Bookstore and A r t G a l l e r y i s l o c a t e d a t 224 S t a t e S t r e e t , Racine, Wisconsin 53403, phone (414) 632-3120.]

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means o f l i b r a r y s e r v i c e b u t a l so th rough t h e development o f i n n o v a t i v e methods o f i n f o r m a t i o n d issemina t ion . I n keeping w i t h NWSA's purpose o f educat ion f o r change, t h e L i b r a r i a n s ' Task Force developed t h e f o l l o w i n g goals :

t o p rov ide a forum f o r f e m i n i s t 1 i b r a r i a n s w i t h i n NWSA; t o develop a f e m i n i s t approach t o t h e p r a c t i c e o f l i b r a r i a n s h i p ; t o c r e a t e t h e s t r u c t u r e f o r a coal i t i o n o f f e m i n i s t 1 i b r a r i a n s i n NWSA

and w i t h o t h e r o rgan iza t ions ; t o develop programming about l i b r a r i e s and l i b r a r y se rv i ces f o r t h e na-

t i o n a l and r e g i o n a l convent ions o f NWSA; t o e s t a b l i s h communications between f e m i n i s t l i b r a r i a n s and o t h e r groups1

caucuses w i t h i n g NWSA; t o i n i t i a t e new r e f e r e n c e t o o l s f o r l a b o u t women's s t u d i e s i n f o r m a t i o n needs; t o coo rd ina te n a t i o n a l i n f o r m a t i o n resource pro j c c t s f n women's s tud ies ; t o educate t h e f e m i n i s t community about t h e r o l e o f l i b r a r i a n s as i n f o r -

mat ion s p e c i a l i s t s i n t h e f e m i n i s t movement; t o a d v i s e l p a r t i c i p a t e i n g r a n t a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r i n fo rma t i on - re la ted p r o j e c t s .

NWSA and t h e L i b r a r i a n s ' Task Force p rov ide a mechanism through which l i b r a r i a n s can p a r t i c i p a t e i n a n a t i o n a l network o f f e m i n i s t i n f o r m a t i o n s p e c i a l i s t s who a r e developing d i v e r s e p ro jec t s . For example, du r i ng t h i s y e a r ' s conference I viewed a demonstrat ion o f t h e automated Nat iona l Women's M a i l i n g L i s t . A n o n - p r o f i t pro- j e c t o f t he Women's I n f o r m a t i o n Exchange, t he Nat iona l Women's M a i l i n g L i s t i s a computer ized da ta bank o f m a i l i n g l a b e l s which can be so r ted accord ing t o geography, demography, o r i n t e r e s t areas. The Nat iona l Women's M a i l i n g L i s t uses computer tech-

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n o l o g y t o d e v e l o p communicat ion ne tworks f o r f e m i n i s t o r g a n i z a t i o n s and t h e i r sup- p o r t e r s . S i n c e b o t h i n d i v i d u a l s and groups a r e l i s t e d , t h i s d a t a bank has a l r e a d y become an i n v a l u a b l e i n f o r m a t i o n r e s o u r c e f o r f e m i n i s t s . To d e s c r i b e t h e N a t i o n a l Women's M a i l i n g L i s t i n more d e t a i l , t h e Women's I n f o r m a t i o n Exchange has p r o v i d e d a b rochure which i s enc losed i n t h i s m a i l i n g .

A m a j o r goa l o f NWSA i s t o educa te f o r s o c i a l change. W i t h s k i l l s i n computer t e c h n o l o g y , c a t a l o g i n g , and r e f e r e n c e s e r v i c e , t h e L i b r a r i a n - a t - L a r g e can j o i n w i t h o t h e r f e m i n i s t 1 i b r a r i a n s i n b r i n g i n g t h i s change c l o s e r t o r e a l i t y .

-- L.P.

PERIODICRL NOTES FEMINIST REVIEW MEDIA

As we 've o f t e n emphasized i n t h e pages o f t h i s n e w s l e t t e r , sma l l p ress p u b l i s h - i n g i s t h e backbone o f t h e f e m i n i s t p r i n t movanent. Small p resses a r e t y p i c a l l y s h o e - s t r i n g e n t e r p r i s e s , s t a f f e d l a r g e l y by v o l u n t e e r s , o p e r a t i n g o u t o f p r i v a t e 1 i v i n g rooms and basements on i n e f f i c i e n t , outmoded presses, and l a c k i n g i n t h e funds a v a i l a b l e t o commercia l p resses f o r pub l i c i t y , bookkeeping, l a r g e - s c a l e d i s t r i b u t i o n , d i s c o u n t s , and so on. Thus, t h o s e i n t e r e s t e d i n f o l l o w i n g femi - n i s t s m a l l p ress 1 i t e r a t u r e - - b i b 1 i o g r a p h e r s , b o o k s e l l e r s , p r o f e s s o r s , i n d i v i d u a l readers--commonly f i n d t h a t s i m p l y keep ing t r a c k o f f e m i n i s t p resses and p u b l i - c a t i o n s p r e s e n t s a s i z e a b l e c h a l l e n g e . Conven t iona l r e v i e w media used by l i b r a r - i e s and bookse l 1 e r s - - L i b r a r y Journa l , Choice, Pub1 i s h e r ' s Week1 y, The New York Times Book Review, The New York Review o f Books--have devo ted i n c r e a s i n g a t t e n - t i o n t o women's pub l i c a t i o n s o v e r t h e l a s t decade. However, t h e i r emphasis tends t o be a l m o s t e x c l u s i v e l y commercial women's s t u d i e s p u b l i c a t i o n s and t h e i r r e v i e w e r s may o r may n o t be w e l l r e a d i n f e m i n i s t 1 i t e r a t u r e . The Small Press Review i s geared t o t h e "a1 t e r n a t i v e " 1 i t e r a t u r e o f t e n o v e r l o o k e d by mains t ream r e v i e w media, b u t r e l a t i v e l y few women's p u b l i c a t i o n s appear i n i t s pages. H a p p i l y , a number o f f e m i n i s t r e v i e w p e r i o d i c a l s have sprung up t o fill t h e gap, I t i s t h e s e r e v i e w i n g sources t h a t a r e t h e focus o f t h i s column o f " P e r i o d i c a l Notes."

I n t h e a n n o t a t e d 1 i s t i n g below, I have chosen t o ' i n c l u d e o n l y t h o s e p e r i o d i c a l s w i t h an e x c l u s i v e o r p r i m a r y emphasis on rev iews . M i s s i n g , t h e r e f o r e , a r e t h e manv f i n e f e m i n i s t i o u r n a l s wh ich ~ r o v i d e r e v i e w s a l o n a w i t h o t h e r v a r i e d o f f e r - ing;--signs, ~ e m i n i i t S t u d i e s , s i n i s t e r Wisdom, ~ o n d i t i o n s , F r o n t i e r s , Ms., Off Our Backs, S o j o u r n e r , t o name b u t a few.

New Women's Times F e m i n i s t Review. 1978- . 6 i s s u e s / y e a r (supp lement t o New Women's Times, a m o n t h l y p u b l i c a t i o n ) . S u b s c r i p t i o n s ( t o NWT): $1 5 . ( i n d i v . ) ; $30 ( i n s t . ) . Back i s s u e s : $3 each. Sub- s c r i p t i o n address : New Uomen's Times, 804 Meigs S t r e e t , Rochester , NY 14620.

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Ed i to rs : Debbie Drechsl er, Martha Gever, Karen A. Hagberg, Susan Jordan, Bever ly LaBel l e MJ Roy, Gai 1 Seneca, Marl i Wei ner.

The New Women's Times Feminist Review (NWTFR) - appears s i x t imes a year as a supplement t o t h e monthly f em in i s t newspaper, New Women's Times. S u b t i t l e d "A rev iew o f 1 i t e r a t u r e and t h e ar ts , " NWTFR publ i shes readers' l e t t e r s , gra h ics, in te rv iews, and ( p r i m a r i l y ) reviews i n i t s 20-page newspaper format. R It as succeeded i n a t t r a c t i n g well-known and t a l e n t e d women writers--e.g., Becky B i r t h a , Maureen Brady, Karl a Jay, J u d i t h McDaniel , Susan Leigh Star , Adrienne Rich--and t h e q u a l i t y o f i t s reviews i s c o n s i s t e n t l y high. Wi th 15 t o 20 books under rev iew i n any one issue, t h e journa l i s c l e a r l y no t attempt, i n g t o be comprehensive. Rather, books seem t o be se lec ted f o r t h e i r v i s i - b i l i t y and s i g n i f i c a n c e w i t h i n the women's movement. O f those sel ected, one- t h i r d t o one-ha1 f tend t o be from small presses.

Reviews a r e 1 engthy (300-400 words on average), substant ive, and c r i t i c a l . Although a goodly p o r t i o n o f t h e reviewers are profess ional w r i t e r s o r aca- demics, t h e w r i t i n g i s gene ra l l y addresed t o a broad f e m i n i s t audience, as- suming more i n t h e way o f f e m i n i s t p o l i t i c a l background than any p a r t i c u l a r sub jec t exper t i se . Books are f o r t h e most p a r t very recent and i n c l ude f i c - t i o n , poetry , autobiography and biography, f em in i s t theory, h i s t o r y , soc io logy. For example, i n a recent i ssue (no.15, Apr i l lMay 1981 ), t h e f o l l o w i n g works were reviewed: - Loba by Diane d i Prima (Wingbow Press); Rape: The Power o f Consciousness by Susan G r i f f i n (Harper); Don't Ex l a i n by A l e x i s de Veaux ( H a r p e r ) ; h a n q e Worlds by Anna Louise Strong Sea Press); New French Femi- - --75- nisms ed i t ed by E la ine Marks and I s a b e l l e de Cour t i v ron ( U n i v e r s i t y o f Massa- chuset ts Press); Cla iming an I d e n t i t y They Taught Me t o Despise by M iche l l e C l i f f (Persephone Press); The Moon i s Always Female by Marge P ie rcy (Knopf); Our Mothers' Dauqhters by J u d i t h Arcana (Shameless Hussy Press); The Black and White o f It by Ann A l l e n Shockley (Naiad Press); and Ma, Can I Be a Feminis t and S t i l l L i k e Men? by N ico le Hol lander (St. Mart in 's] . Reviews demonstrate a c l e a r f em in i s t o r l esb ian - fem in i s t s e n s i b i l i t y . C r i t i c i s m i s i n general f r i end1 y, a1 though reviewers do seem t o f ee l f r e e t o - n o t recommend a book. P o l i t i c a l judgments a re cen t ra l t o t h e c r i t i c a l ,assessments reached by reviewers. Reviews are preceded by basic b i b l iograph ic in fo rmat ion , i n c l uding t i t 1 e, author , publ i s h e r (addresses a re prov ided f o r t h e small presses), date, 1 ength, and p r i ce . Cont r ibu tors are i n v i t e d t o review books, music, v i sua l o r pe r fo r - mance a r t s . Anyone i n t e r e s t e d i n c o n t r i b u t i n g t o - NWTFR should w r i t e t o New Women's Times Feminis t Review Co l l ec t i ve , 804 Meigs St ree t , Rochester, ~ m 4 6 2 0 .

Women's Studies Review. 1979- . (Former1 y Women are Human. 1972-1 979) Month1 y. Subscr ip t ions: $5.00. Subscr ip t ion address: Women's Studies L ib ra ry , 240 Main L ib ra ry , 1858 N e i l Ave- nue Mal l , Col umbus, OH 4321 0. Ed i to rs : Adrienne Zahniser and V i r g i n i a Reynolds.

Women are Human: An In fo rmat ion Sheet f o r Women was launched i n 1972 as a b i - weekly pub l i ca t i on , w r i t t e n and produced by "several women i n t h e OSU [Ohio s ta te - u n i v e r s i t y ] 1 i brar ies." Averaging ~ v e t o s i x pages i n mimeo format, Women Are Human o r i g i n a l l y o f f e r e d an annotated l i s t o f ma te r i a l s i n t h e OSU

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l i b r a r i e s ( w i t h l o c a t i o n s g i v e n ) , a l o n g w i t h some l o c a l news o f i n t e r e s t t o fem i - n i s t s . A n n o t a t i o n s were b r i e f , genera l1 y 120-1 50 words.

Women's S t u d i e s Review (WSR) m a i n t a i n s much o f t h e o r i g i n a l emphasis, a1 though i t i s now a more s u b s t a n t i a l p u b l i c a t i o n - - t w e n t y pages w i t h f i f t e e n t o t w e n t y rev iews a v e r a g i n g 300-600 words. The aud ience would s t i l l seem t o be p r i m a r i l y t h e Ohio S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y community (WSR - i s a v a i l a b l e f r e e o f charge t o persons w i t h a OSU campus address; campus l o c a t i o n s a r e s t i l l g i v e n f o r books under r e - v iew) . However, - WSR has o v e r t h e yea rs deve loped a w i d e r readersh ip , and i s , f o r example, l i s t e d i n t h e c u r r e n t volume o f The Women's I n s t i t u t e f o r Freedom o f t h e Press I n d e x / D i r e c t o r y o f Ilomen's Media. C o n t r i b u t o r s a r e now drawn f rom b o t h OSU f a c u l t y and 1 i b r a r i a n s . Reviews a r e c a r e f u l l y w r i t t e n , w i t h ample documenta t ion o f arguments drawn f rom t h e work i n hand, h u t w i t h l e s s p o l i t i c a l d i s c u s s i o n t h a n one f i n d s i n New Women's Times F e m i n i s t Review w r i t i n g s . Works s e l e c t e d f o r r e v i e w a l s o t e n d t o be l e s s r e c e n t on t h e whole t h a n i n NWTFR. An i s s u e w i l l o f t e n c a r r y a theme--a.g., "Wamen and Work" (Jan.uary/Febru-981)-- w i t h a l l works s e l e c t e d f o r t h e i r r e l e v a n c e t o t h i s t o p i c . Books a r e predomi- n a n t l y f r o m commercial r a t h e r t h a n smal l presses, perhaps r e f 1 e c t i n g t h e empha- s i s o f t h e OSU c o l l e c t i o n s . B i b l i o g r a p h i c i n f o r m a t i o n i s l i m i t e d t o a u t h o r , t i- t l e , p l a c e o f p u b l i c a t i o n , p u b l i s h e r , and date .

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Mothe roo t Jou rna l : A Women's Review o f Small Presses. 1 978- . Q u a r t e r 1 y. S u b s c r i p t i o n s : 55.001year. Sampl e copy: $1.25. Sub- s c r i p t i o n address : Ann Pr ide , 214 Dewey s t r e e t , ~ i t t s b u r ~ h , PA- 1521 8. E d i t o r s : Anne P r i d e , P a t r i c i a McEl l i g o t t , P a u l e t t e Balogh.

Mo the roo t Jou rna l ' s (MJ) exp l i c i t commi tment t o r e v i e w i n g f e m i n i s t smal l p ress pub l i c a t i o n s makes i ty unique and e x c i t i n g venture , i n v a l uab l e t o booksel 1 e rs , b i b l i o g r a p h e r s , and i n d i v i d u a l readers . *Motheroot i s a l s o i n v o l v e d i n p u b l i s h - i n g (under t h e name Mothe roo t p u b l i c a t i o n h a v i n g most r e c e n t l y p u b l i s h e d M e l a n i e Kaye's c o l l e c t i o n o f w r i t i n g s We Speak i n Code and r e p r i n t e d N a t a l i e Pe tesch ' s nove l The Odyssey o f K a t i n o u Kalokolr ich. J u s t l i k e t h e o t h e r smal l p resses whose pub l i c a t i o n s appear i n i t s pages, & i s a v e r y sma l l - s c a l e and d e d i c a t e d o p e r a t i o n . T h i s comes ac ross v i v i d l y i n a r e c e n t e d i t o r i a l s ta temen t w h i c h I c a n ' t r e s i s t q u o t i n g :

Seeing y o u r s e l f as o t h e r s see you can be s t a r t l i n g and some- t imes amusing. I am o c c a s i o n a l l y s u r p r i s e d by t h e l e t t e r s wh ich a r r i v e addressed t o t h e Motheroot s t a f f a s k i n g f o r an appo in tment w i t h an e d i t o r i n o u r o f f i c e s . The l e t t e r s speak t o chrome and g l a s s h i g h r i s e b u i l d i n g s and a f u l l t i m e s t a f f . Telephone c a l l s , too , come t o us a s k i n g f o r one depar tment o r a n o t h e r and i n one case r e p o r t i n g t h a t o u r te lephone had been o u t o f o r d e r s i n c e t h e c a l l e r had t r i e d a t an e a r l i e r t i m e and r e c e i v e d no answer. Once we r e c e i v e d a l e t t e r com- p l a i n i n g t h a t a d i r e c t o r y a s s i s t a n c e o p e r a t o r had r e f u s e d t o g i v e o u t t h e Mo the roo t l i s t i n g . U n f o r t u n a t e l y , t h e r e i s none! And l a s t l y , t h e r e was t h e t r u c k d r i v e r who c a l l e d r e - c e n t l y f o r d i r e c t i o n s t o o u r warehouse--wanting t o check on

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t h e placement o f t h e l o a d i n g dock--and t o a l e r t us t o have o u r f o r k l i f t ready when he a r r i v e d w i t h t h e books.

Those are , i n f a c t , o t h e r p e o p l e ' s r e a l i t i e s . I n t r u t h , Motheroot d o e s n ' t e x i s t as a p l a c e a t a l l un less i t would be t h e smal l second f l o o r o f f i c e i n t h e house t h a t I share w i t h P a u l e t t e Balogh. It does e x i s t as a group, o r perhaps t h e s p i r i t o f a group. Mo theroo t i s t h e energy o f f o u r peo- p l e : Pat M c E l l i g o t t , P a u l e t t e Balogh, F e l i c e Newman and me [Anne P r i d e ] .

( E d i t o r ' s No te (s ) , - MJ v.2, no.2, Summer 1980,p.2)

MJ i s publ i s h e d i n newspaper format , e i g h t pages i n l e n g t h f e a t u r i n g t e n o r more - rev iews , i n t e r v i e w s , and essays, a l o n g w i t h readers ' l e t t e r s . Most b u t n o t a l l books under r e v i e w a r e v e r y r e c e n t l y pub l ished. Author , t i t 1 e, publ i s h e r , pub- l i s h e r ' s bddress, l e n g t h , and p r i c e a r e l i s t e d ; a separa te d i r e c t o r y o f p u b l i s h - e r s ' addresses i s a l s o i n c l u d e d t o guarantee t h e v i s i b i l i t y o f t h e s e t i n y p res - ses. Reviews a r e i n t e r e s t i n g and l i t e r a t e , w i t h a c l e a r o r i e n t a t i o n t o women's community audiences. They v a r y i n l e n g t h f rom f u l l f e a t u r e rev iews t o those p u b l i s h e d as p a r t o f a " B r i e f l y Speaking" column. Reviewers o f v a r i e d back-

* ground appear i n t h e pages o f MJ; i n one r e c e n t i ssue , t h e r e were s e v e r a l f r e e - l a n c e w r i t e r s , a mus ic ian , a psychotherapis t /e thnobotonis t , a f e m i n i s t shop- keeper and a poet . MJ cannot o f cou rse be comprehensive. However, i f i t i s a b l e t o r e v i e w on t h e o r d e r o f 40 books a year , t h i s i s c l e a r l y a s i z e a b l e con- t r i b u t i o n . A r e c e n t i s s u e (v.2, no.2, Summer 1980) i n c l u d e d : rev iews o f Songs o f t h e P i n e - w i f e by S h e i l a N icke rson (Copper Canyon Press) ; The Lesb ian Pa th e d i t e d by Margare t Cru ikshank ( w i t h a persona l s ta tement b y t h e e d i t o r ; Angel Press) ; I n t h e Memory and S p i r i t o f Frances, Zora, and L o r r a i n e : Essays and I n t e r v i e w s on B l a c k Women and W r i t i n g e d i t e d by Ju l i e t t e Bowl es ( I n s t i t u t e f o r t h e A r t s and Humani t ies , Howard Un ive rs i t y - ) ; The B lack and Whi te o f I t by Ann A l l en Shock ley (Naiad Press); The Homemaker's Book o f Time and Money Savers by Jean L a i r d (Stephen Greene Press); M o t h e r i n Ma az ine; H e i a (Freestone Pub- 1 i s h i n g Co.) ; Coral 1 i n e Ornaments b+zger -4- Weed Patch Press) ; Woman, Church -a J o s l y n Gage l o r l g i n a l ly 1893; Persephone Press) ; p l u s an essay by Judy Hogan ( e d i t o r / p u b l i s h e r o f t h e C a r o l i n e Wren Press) o n "Women and t h e Small Press Movement." MJ i n v i t e s c o n t r i b u t o r s t o submi t r e - v iews o f smal 1 p ress books b y l a b o u t women,-% w e l l as i n t e r v i e w s o r essays "abou t t h e l i t e r a r y process and women's p l a c e i n it."

Femlni s t Bookstores Newsl e t t e r . 1976?- . Bi-month1 Y. S u b s c r i p t i o n s : $25.00/year ( s l i d i n g s c a l e a v a i l a b l e f o r f e m i n i s t books to re ; and p u b l i s h e r s ) . Sample cop ies : $3.00. S u b s c r i p t i o n address : F e m i n i s t Bookstores Newsl e t t y , 1009 Val e n c i a S t r e e t , San F ranc isco , CA 94110. S t a f f : Caro l Seajay, Andre, Jesse Mered i th .

F e m i n i s t Bookstores N e w s l e t t e r (FBN) had i t s beg inn ings i n t h e landmark Women i n P r i n t Conference h e l d i n ~ u ~ u m 9 7 6 i n Omaha, Nebraska. P u b l i s h i n g o u t o f a San F ranc isco f e m i n i s t books to re c a l l e d O ld Wives' Ta les , t h e o r i g i n a l goal

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o f - FBN was t o se rve t h e growing number o f f e m i n i s t bookstores s p r i n g i n g up a l l ac ross t h e U n i t e d S ta tes . lIn t h e i n t e r v e n i n g years , - FBN has i n c r e a s i n g l y r e c e i v e d s u b s c r i p t i o n reques ts f rom n o n f e m i n i s t bookstores , 1 i b r a r i e s , b i g pub- l i s h e r s , and i n t e r e s t e d i n d i v i d u a l s . Thus t h e q u e s t i o n o f who t h e i r c o n s t i - t uency shou ld i n c l u d e was r e c e n t l y r a i s e d anew and p u t t o FBN readers i n t h e form o f a su rvey ( p u b l i s h e d i n t h e v.IV, no.5, February 1 9 8 1 i s s u e ) . The ma- j o r i t y o f respondents f a v o r e d an open s u b s c r i p t i o n p o l i c y , a l t h o u g h some femi - n i s t books to res do f e a r t h e y may be undercu t i f t h e i n f o r m a t i o n c a r r i e d i n FBN i s f r e e l y a v a i l a b l e t o a l l bookstores . Readers a l s o begged FBN t o " r e - t a i n i t s i n f o r m a l - to -out rageous a t t i t u d e . " - FBN conc l uded i t s summary o f t h e s u r v e y r e s u l t s w i t h t h e s ta tement , "We're agreed t h a t o u r p r i m a r y purpose i s t o p u t o u t a n e w s l e t t e r f o r and about f e m i n i s t bookstores ; o u r secondary pu r - pose, t o promote and f a c i l i t a t e f e m i n i s t publ i s h i n g " (v.IV, no.6, A p r i l 1981 , p.2). The s u b s c r i p t i o n b lank appended t o t h e c u r r e n t i s s u e makes i t appear t h a t - FBN does now welcome s u b s c r i p t i o n s f rom whomever; however, t h e y a1 so ask a v a r i e t y o f q u e s t i o n s about p r o s p e c t i v e s u b s c r i b e r s on t h i s form.

FBN i s publ i s h e d i n a typed, mimeo format , anywhere f rom 15 t o 30 pages i n l e n g t h . Readers w i l l f i n d t h a t i t i s v e r y dense--packed w i t h i n f o r m a t i o n , w i t h v e r y 1 i t t l e a t t e n t i o n p a i d t o l a y - o u t . I f t h e y a r e i n t e r e s t e d i n femi - n i s t p u b l i s h i n g , however, readers w i l l a l s o f i n d t h a t perseverance r i c h l y pays

@ o f f . - FBN succeeds i n p r o v i d i n g a forum f o r f e m i n i s t bookstores , p u b l i s h i n g l e t t e r s f rom a l l o v e r t h a t f a c i l i t a t e n a t i o n w i d e d i s c u s s i o n about a w ide va- r i e t y o f i s s u e s r e 1 evan t t o f e m i n i s t publ i s h i n g and booksel 1 i ng - - f i nances , d i s t r i b u t i o n , p o l i t i c s . I n a d d i t i o n , i t i s packed w i t h c u r r e n t i n f o r m a t i o n on and q u e s t i o n s about day-to-day p r a c t i c a l d e a l i n g s w i t h t h e b i g p u b l i s h e r s and d i s t r i b u t o r s (e.g., d i s c o u n t s , r e t u r n s , s e l e c t i v e d i s t r i b u t i o n p l ans, e tc . ) . "Medea Media H o t t e r l i n e " i s an o c c a s i o n a l , humorous column on t h e w o r l d o f p u b l i s h i n g . A r t i c l e s appear on a v a r i e t y o f t o p i c s , f rom books to re p o l i c i e s and p o l i t i c s t o a p a r t i c u l a r l y seminal new book t o t h e pros and cons o f mains t ream p u b l i c i t y . Regular f e a t u r e s i n c l u d e annota ted l i s t i n g s o f new books f rom smal l p resses and f rom " t h e Boys' Presses," as w e l l as n o t i c e s about new tapes, toys , cards, T - s h i r t s and magazjnes t h a t f e m i n i s t bookstores m i g h t want t o c a r r y . "Dar lene 's List1'--sometimes ca lJed "Dar l enels M y s t i f y i n g L i s t b 1 - - i s a n o t h e r r e g u l a r f e a t u r e : a l e n g t h y , e s s e n t i a l l y unannota ted shopping 1 i s t o f new r e l e a s e s f rom presses l a r g e and sma l l , comp i led f rom sources l i k e - Pub- 1 i s h e r s ' Weekly t h a t many smal l bookstores c a n ' t a f f o r d t o s u b s c r i b e t o . F i - n a l l y , fl o f f e r s a f r e q u e n t l y updated 1 i s t i n pamphlet fo rm o f t h e a lmos t 100 Engl ish- language f e m i n i s t and a l t e r n a t i v e bookstores i n t h e U.S.A., Canada and some o t h e r c o u n t r i e s , as w e l l as t h e Women i n D i s t r i b u t i o n (WIND) l i s t o f names and addresses, i n c l u d i n g about 600 bookstores, 900 1 i b r a r i e s , and 300 women's s t u d i e s departments t o whom WIND d i s t r i b u t e d f e m i n i s t books. W r i t e t o FBN f o r p r i c e i n f o r m a t i o n on these two resources. Wh i le readers w i l l n o t f i n d 7 i n - FBN t h e l e n g t h y c r i t i c a l assessments o f new books p u b l i s h e d by New Women's Times F e m i n i s t Review, Women's S t u d i e s Review, o r Motheroot , t h e n e w s l e t t e r i s t h e p l a c e t o t u r n f o r up- to-date i n f o r m a t i o n about t h e w o r l d o f f e m i n i s t pub- l i s h i n g and b o o k s e l l i n g .

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New Books on Women & Feminism. 1979- . Three issues lyear . Subscr ip t ions : f r e e o f charge. Subsc r i p t i on address: Women's Studies L ib rar ian-a t -Large , 112A Memorial L i b ra ry , 728 S t a t e S t ree t , Madison, W I 53706. E d i t o r : Cather ine Loeb.

One o f t h e f i r s t p r o j e c t s o f t h e O f f i c e o f t h e Women's Studies L i b r a r i a n - a t - Large f o r t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f Wisconsin System was t h e comp i l a t i on o f a basic, annotated b i b l iography o f women ' s s tud ies m a t e r i a l s f o r t h e undergraduate 1 i bra ry . A f t e r Esther S t i neman ' s Women ' s Studies : A Recommended Core B i b l i oq - raphy was pub l i shed i n 1979, o u r o f f i c e cont inued t o ma in ta in c u r r e n t f i l e s on new re1 eases, c o n s i s t i n g o f reviews and publ i s h e r s announcements c u l l ed from a wide v a r i e t y o f sources. It was decided t h a t Women's S tud ies c o u l d be e f f e c - t i v e l y updated on a r e g u l a r bas is from these f i l e s , and t h e f i r s t i s sue o f New Books on Women & Feminism appeared i n June 1979, o f f e r i n g t e n pages o f b r i e F annotated l i s t i n g s cove r i ng a wide v a r i e t y o f s u b j e c t areas! New Books has grown tremendously s i nce t h a t inaugura l issue, i n number o f l i s t i n g s , ex ten t o f b i b l i og raph i c i n fo rma t i on , and l e n g t h o f annotat ions. The most recen t issue, New Books No.5, December 1980, numbered 95 pages and o f f e r e d f o r t h e f i r s t t i m e a s e c t i o n on c h i l d r e n ' s books, produced by t h e Cooperat ive Ch i l d ren ' s Book Cen- t e r (CCBC) i n Madison, a long w i t h sec t ions on non -p r i n t m a t e r i a l s and p e r i o d i - ca l s . Reviews and announcements a r e c u r r e n t l y c o l l e c t e d from up t o 25 sources, i n c l u d i n g mainstream p u b l i c a t i o n s such as t h e New York Times Book Review, Choice and L i b r a r y Journal , and women's movement p u b l i c a t i o n s such as those discussed above. New Books thus o f f e r s coverage o f bo th commercial and small press pub- 1 i c a t i o n s . Annotat ions are w r i t t e n f r o m whatever rev iews a re a v a i l a b l e , w i t h suspect eva lua t i ons quoted o r l a b e l e d as such. Our sources a re c i t e d a t t h e end o f each l i s t i n g . New Books can o f f e r readers, researchers, b i b l iographers, 1 i b r a r y a c q u i s i t i o n s departments, and bookstores q u i t e a comprehensive c u r r e n t 1 i s t i n g o f new publ i c a t i o n s , w h i l e t h e sources c i t e d can o f t e n 1 ead t h e user t o more ex tens ive eval ua t ions o f p a r t i c u l a r books.

UlOfnEN ON TRPE One o f t h e most popu la r serv ices o f t h e Col lege L i b r a r y , UW-Madison, i s i t s Tape Center, a playback i n s t a l l a t i o n t h a t a l lows students t o l i s t e n t o tapes from l i s t e n i n g s t a t i o n s throughout t h e l i b r a r y . The Tape Center c o l l e c t i o n attempts t o p rov ide r e c r e a t i o n a l l i s t e n i n g t o undergraduate students, i n addi - t i o n t o meeting t h e i r c u r r i c u l a r and independent research needs. Special con- s i d e r a t i o n i s g iven t o f e m i n i s t ma te r i a l s.

To he1 p publ i c i z e t h e v a r i e t y and scope o f Co l l ege L i b r a r y ' s f e m i n i s t tape c o l - l e c t i o n , Mary Angl im has compi led Resources i n Women's S tud ies on Tape. I nc luded i n t h e 19-page l i s t i n g a r e sec t ions cover ing "Lectures, Documents, and Discus- s ions ," " L i t e r a r y Images o f Women," "Women Poets, N o v e l i s t s and Playwr ights, " "Se lec ted Jazz, Blues, Folk and Feminis t Music," and " 'Ser ious ' Compositions by Women. "

The Col lege L i b r a r y i s cur ren t1 y experiment ing w i t h 1 i m i t e d c i r c u l a t i o n o f tapes to UW-Madison f a c u l t y and students f o r use i n c l a s s presentat ions. Tapes a r e n o t a v a i l a b l e f o r i n t e r l i b r a r y l o a n a t t h e present t ime. I f you would l i k e t o

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rece i ve a copy o f Resources i n Women's Studies on Tape, send a se l f -addressed, stamped envelope t o : Judy Gardner, Col lege L i b r a r y , 600 N. Park S t ree t , Madi- son, W I 53706.

ITEfTlS OF NOTE With t h i s issue, we a r e i n i t i a t i n g a new column e n t i t l e d "Items o f Note." w i l l use t h i s space t o p u b l i c i z e a v a r i e t y o f resources as they come t o o u r a t t e n t i o n . We i n v i t e our readers t o submit m a t e r i a l s they f e e l would be appro- p r i a t e f o r t h i s column.

ALLIANCE AGAINST SEXUAL COERCION.

The A1 l i a n c e Against Sexual Coercion, a group p r o v i d i n g d i r e c t c l i e n t serv ices , p u b l i c educat ion and workplace ass is tance on sexual harassment s i n c e 1976, i s now making a v a i l a b l e i t s educat ional ma te r i a l s . T h e i r c u r r e n t l i s t o f a v a i l a - b l e m a t e r i a l s i n c l udes: "Sexual Harassment: An Annotated Bib1 iography"; "Sex- ual Harassnlent and t h e Law"; " U n i v e r s i t y Grievance Procedures, T i t 1 e I X , and

' Sexual Harassment'' ; "Sexual Harassment a t ' t h e .Workpl ace : Hf s t a r i c a l Notes" by Mary Bul a r z i k ; and ' 'Fight ing Sexual Harassment: An Advocacy Handbook" ( w i t h an update). Pr ices a r e from $1 .OO t o $4.75. W r i t e t o t h e A l l iance a t P.O. Box 1 , Cambridge, MA 02139; o r c a l l (617) 482-0329.

RACISM AND SEXISM RESOURCE CENTER FOR EDUCATORS

The Racism and Sexism Resource Center for 'Educators was es tab l i shed i n 1975 by t h e n o n - p r o f i t Counci l on I n t e r r a c i a l Books f o r Chi ldren. The Resource Center ' s purpose i s t o develop, p u b l i s h and d i s t r i b u t e teach ing and t r a i n i n g m a t e r i a l s t o combat sexism and racism. I n a d d i t i o n t o producing f i l m s t r i p s , books, l e s - son p lans, c u r r i c u l a , pamphl e t s and f l y e r s , t h e Resource Center a l so o f f e rs workshops t o h e l p educators d e t e c t and counterac t race and-sex b ias In 'Pesrn tng m a t e r i a l s and i n t h e i r i n s t i t u t i o n a l pract ices, The 1980-81 Catalog pub l i shed by t h e Resource Center i n c l udes among i t s f i l m s t r i p s " I d e n t i f y i n g Sexism and Racism i n Ch i l d ren ' s Books," " F i g h t i n g D iscr im ina t ion , " "From Racism t o P l u r a l - ism" ( f o r s t a f f development), and "Unlearn ing ' I n d i a n ' Stereotypes ." Also 1 i s t e d i s a book e n t i t l e d "Stereotypes, D i s t o r t i o n s and Omissions i n U.S. H i s t o r y Textbooks," pamphlets on "10 Qu ick Ways t o Analyze C h i l d r e n ' s Books f o r Racism and Sexism" and "Sexism, Racism and Other Isms: Hidden Messages i n C h i l d r e n ' s S t o r i e s ,I1 and t h e 15-year-01 d p e r i o d i c a l I n t e r r a c i a l Books f o r Ch i ld ren B u l l e t i n . Past issues of t h e B u l l e t i n have focused on Asian Americans, Chicanos, Puerto Ricans, o l d people, and d i sab led people i n c h i l d r e n ' s 1 i t e r a t u r e , rac ism and sexism i n day care centers, and stereotypes i n American sfgn language. The cu r - r e n t c a t a l o g i s a v a i l a b l e from: CIBC Resource Center, 1841 Broadway, New York, NY 10023; phone (212) 757-5339.

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WOMEN'S INSTITUTE FOR FREEDOM OF THE PRESS

The Women's I n s t i t u t e fo r Freedom o f t h e Press (WIFP) i s a non -p ro f i t , tax-exempt o r g a n i z a t i o n devoted t o research and p u b l i s h i n g about media. More than 600 women a r e Associates o f WIFP, c o n s t i t u t i n g a n a t i o n a l suppor t network and communication system among media women and media-concerned women. WIFP pub l i shes a month ly pe- r i o d i c a l e n t i t l e d Media Report t o Women (1972- )I, an impor tan t source o f i n - formation about t h e women's media movement. The Report r egu la r1 y covers t h e found- i n g o f new papers, magazines, j o u r n a l s and o t h e r med~a businesses by women, conferences, l e g a l ac t i ons , nego t i a t i ons , and new media re fo rm groups. The Report a1 so r e p o r t s on r e c e n t s tud ies o f t h e p o r t r a y a l o f women i n t h e media, s t a t i s t i c s on employment o f women and m i n o r i t i e s i n t h e media, and t h e e x t e n t and progress o f women's media i n t h e U.S. and i n t e r n a t i o n a l l y . Media Report t o Women i s i n - dexed on an annual and cumula t i ve bas i s i n WIFP's I ndex /D i rec to ry o f Women's Media. The D i r e c t o r i s an i n v a l u a b l e resource f o r a lmost any f e m i n i s t en te r - - p r i s e o r i n d d o m e n ' s s tud ies researcher , 1 i s t i n g 265 women's p e r i o d i c a l s, 51 presses and publ i she rs , women's news serv ices , columns, r e g u l a r r a d i o and TV programs, and women's medfa c o l l e c t i v e s and companies i n f i l m , v ideo and cab le , music, a r t / g r a p h i c s / t h e a t e r , and mu1 t i -media. E n t r i e s i n c l ude addresses, phones, and con tac t persons, a long w i t h a 25-word d e s c r i p t i o n w r i t t e n by t h e women themselves. A1 so publ i s h e d as p a r t o f t h e D i r e c t o r i s a 1 i s t i n g o f i n d i v i d u a l me- d i a women and media-concerned women. Las t -7- y, WIFP has pub1 i shed Women i n Media:. A Documentary Source Book by Maurine Beasley and She i l a S i l v e r . Contact WIFP a t : 3306 Ross Place, NW, Washington, DC 20008; (202) 966-7783 o r 363-0812.

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WOMEN'S EDUCATIONAL EQUITY ACT PUBLISHING CENTER

WEEA, t h e Women's Educat ional Equ i t y Act, was passed by Congress i n 1974 w i t h t h e goal o f promoting educat ional e q u i t y f o r g i r l s and women i n t h e Un i ted Sta tes . To pursue t h i s goal t h e WEEA Program, U.S. Educat ion Department, has prov ided gran ts f o r t h e development o f educat ional m a t e r i a l s and programs. Since 1977, Educat ion Development Center (EDC) i n Newton, Mhssachusetts has been con t rac ted t o e s t a b l i s h and opera te t h e WEEA P u b l i s h i n g Center. EDC, i n c o l l a b o r a t i o n w i t h t h e Center f o r Research on Women a t Wel les ley College, Wel les ley, Massa- chuset ts , i s respons ib le f o r rev iewing, publ i sh ing , and d i s t r i b u t i n g t h e mate- r i a l s funded by WEEA. The Publ i s h i n g Center has recent1 y issued a 1 engthy . c a t a l o g f o r 1980-81, l i s t i n g a v a r i e t y o f p r i n t and aud iov isua l products. Ma- t e r i a l s a r e a v a i l abl e i n t h e f o l l o w i n g areas: I n s e r v i c e and S t a f f Development ; Cur'r iculum M a t e r i a l s (K-12 and up); Counseling and Guidance; Career Development; E a r l y Chi ldhood Educat ion; and Educat ional Admin i s t ra t i on . Catalogs and add i - t i o n a l i n f o r m a t i o n a r e a v a i l a b l e from: EDC/WEEA Publ i s h i n g Center, Order De- partment, 55 Chapel S t r e e t , Newton, MA 02160; phone ( t o l l - f r e e ) 800-225-3088.

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THE NEW SCHOCRRSHIP: SIX YERRS OF REVIEW ESSRYS IN SIGNS INDEX: v.1, n.1 (Autumn 1975) - v.6, n.2 (Winter 1980)

In t h e s i x years o f i t s ex is tence , Signs: A Journal of Women in Culture and Society has cons i s t en t ly published f ine surveys of new feminist l i t e r a t u r e in each o f i t s issues. Since these review essays a r e one of - the places t o s t a r t f o r s tudents o r researchers embarking on a new t o p i c , we have compiled the following subjec t index t o t h e Signs essays o f t he l a s t s i x years .

Abortion. v.5, n.2. Anthropology. v.1, n.1; v.2, n.3; v.4, n.3. Archi tecture. v.1, n.4. Art History. v.1, n.2; v.5, n.3. Audio-visual Materials. v.1, n.1 ; v.2, n.3. Bibliographies. v.3, n.2. Biography. v.1 , n.3, pt.1. Biology. v.5, n.4; v.6, n.1. Business. v.5, n.2. Canada. v.3, n.2.

* Childbir th. v.6, n.1. Classics . v.2, n.2. Communication. v.3, n.3. Demography. v.1, n.3, pt.1. Economics. v.1, n.1; v.2, n.1; v.3, n.3. Education. v.1, n.4. England. v.4, n.4. Europe. v.2, n.3. Family. v.3, n.3; v.4, n.4. France. v.3, n.4. Gender. v.6, n.1. History. v.1, n.4; v.2, n.3; v.2, n.4; v.4, n.4; v.5, n.2; v.6, n.1. Housework. v.1, n.4. \

Internat ional Studies . v.5, n.3. Korea. v.4, n.4. Labor Force. v.2, n.4. Language. v.3, n.3. Latin America. v.5, n.1. Librar ianship. v.1, n.4. L i t e ra tu re and L i t e ra ry Criticism. v.1, n.2; v.2, n.2; v.3, n.4; '4.4, n.3; v.6, n.2. Management. v.5, n.2. Mass Media. v.4, n.3. Medicine. v.1, n.4; v.4, n.1. Men. v.4, n.2. Menopause. v.5, n.4. Menstruation. v.5, n.4. Motherhood. v.5, n.4. Music. v.6, n.2. Native American Women. v.6, n.2. Nursing. v.2, n.4.

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Overviews. v.1, n.1. Philosophy. v.1, n.2; v.2, n.2; v.3, n.4. Physical Education. v.2, n.4. P o l i t i c a l Science. v.1, n.1; v.2, n.1; v.5, n.2; v.5, n.3. Populat ion Studies. v.1, n.3, pt.1. Pregnancy. v .5, n .4. Psychology. v.1, n.1; v.2, n.1; v.3, n.2; v.5, n.1. Rape. v.3, n.2. Re l ig ion . v.2, n.2. Science. v.1, n.3, pt.1; v.4, n.1. Sex Roles. v.3, n.3; v.4, n.2. Sexua l i t y . v.5, n.4; v.6, n.1. Sociology. v.1, n.3, pt.1; v.2, n.1; v.3, n.2; v.5, n.3. Status o f Women. v.1, n.4. Un i ted States. v.1, n.4; v.5, n.2. Urban Studies. v.1, n.4; v.5, n.3 Supplement. Widowhood. v.2, n.4. Woll s t o n e c r a f t , Mary. v .l , n .3, p t .l . Women's Studies. v.4, n.4. Work. v.2, n.4.

The Progress o f Afro-American Women: A Selected B ib l i og raphy and Resource Guide. Comp. by Janet L. Sims. Foreword by Be t t ye Thomas. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood, 1980. 37gp. 79-8948. ISBN 0-31 3-22083-2. $29.95.

Women o f South Asia: A Guide t o Resources. By Carol Sakala. Foreword by Maureen L. P. Patterson. Mi l lwood, N.Y.: Kraus I n t e r n a t i o n a l , 1980. 517p. 79-281 91. ISBN 0-527-78574-1 , c l o t h ; -78575-X, pap. $25, c l o t h ; $1 5, pap.

Whi le t h e pas t decade has seen a f l u r r y o f new re ference books pub1 ished about women and women's issues, t h e m a j o r i t y o f works 'have concentrated on t h e expe- r i e n c e o f whi te, middl e-c lass American women. The few noteworthy book-l ength b i b l iograph ies o f Engl ish-1 anguage resources on American women o f c o l o r and women from non-Western c u l t u r e s can be q u i c k l y enumerated: Ora W i l l iamsL e- i c a n B lack Women i n t h e A r t s and Soc ia l Sciences: A Bib1 i og raph ic Survey (Scare- crow, 1978) ; Lenwood Davis ' The Black Woman i n American Soc ie ty (G.K. Hal 1 , 1975) ; A Se lec ted B ib l i og raphy on Women i n I n d i a ( d i s t . by South Asia Books, 1976); and Sue-El l e n Jacobs' Women i n Perspect ive: A Guide f o r Cross-cul t u r a l Studies ( U n i v e r s i t y o f I 1 1 i n o i s Press, 1974). The 1 i t e r a t u r e i s enr iched cons iderab ly w i t h Sims' Progress o f Afro-American Women and Sakala's Women o f South Asia, two except iona l e f f o r t s t h a t w i l l prove t o be indispensable t o o l s f o r women's s tud ies scholars.

The i n t e n t i o n o f ~ i m s ' b ib l i og raphy i s t o document t h e r o l e o f the Afro-American woman i n Un i ted Sta tes soc ie ty , as we l i as t o encourage more s c h o l a r l y research. The 4,008 unannotated, t o p i c a l l y arranged e n t r i e s index nineteenth-. and twen t ie th - century m a t e r i a l s cover ing t h e Afro-American woman's c o n t r i b u t i o n s t o t h e s t rug-

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g l e f o r r a c i a l e q u a l i t y , t h e economic f r o n t , t h e f a m i l y , t h e l i t e r a r y w o r l d , publ i c 1 i f e , e d u c a t i o n , t h e s u f f r a g e movement, feminism, t h e church, as w e l l as h e r persona l h e a l t h and beauty, se l f - image , and h e r r e l a t i o n s h i p w i t h t h e Af ro-Amer ican man. S tuden ts and r e s e a r c h e r s w i l l g r e a t 1 y a p p r e c i a t e Sims ' ach ievement i n b r i n g i n g t o g e t h e r so much m a t e r i a l i n one volume, and i n s i g - n i f i c a n t l y u p d a t i n g t h e e a r l i e r b i b l i o g r a p h i c volume by Dav is ( w i t h whom Sims has h e r s e l f t w i c e c o l l a b o r a t e d ) . W h i l e two m a j o r areas o f omiss ion - - the l a c k o f m a t e r i a l f rom n i n e t e e n t h - and t w e n t i e t h - c e n t u r y newspapers and o f s t u d i e s on Af ro-Amer ican women's c o n t r i b u t i o n s t o science--somewhat l i m i t t h e v o ~ u m e l s comprehensiveness, t h e b i b l i o g r a p h y does o f f e r sources i n s u b j e c t a reas n o t covered by p r e v i o u s 1 y publ i s h e d b i b l i o g r a p h i e s (e.g., armed s e r v i c e s and de- fense work ) . Given t h e l a c k o f a n n o t a t i o n s , ' t h e book would have been improved by t h e i n c l u s i o n o f a more a n a l y t i c a l i n t r o d u c t o r y essay ( d i s c u s s i n g t r e n d s , s o c i a l movements, and m a j o r i s s u e s a f f e c t i n g b l a c k women) and o f more sub- j e c t te rms i n t h e index. These m i n o r q u a l i f i c a t i o n s a s i d e , The Proqress o f Af ro-Amer ican Women s tands as a m a j o r new r e f e r e n c e work, n o t l e a s t because o f i t s A f r o - c e n t r i c focus and i t s a t t e n t i o n t o m a t e r i a l s f rom m a j o r b l a c k presses.

Carol S a k a l a ' s Women o f South A s i a i s an e q u a l l y p a t h - b r e a k i n g r e f e r e n c e work, o f f e r i n g a comprehensive 1 i s t i n g o f sources on women i n I n d i a , Pak is tan , Bangla- desh, S r i Lanka, and Nepal . The 4,629 h i s t o r i c a l and contemporary i t e m s , w r i t -

, t e n i n Western 1 anguages ( p r i m a r i l y Engl i s h ) , range f rom s c h o l a r l y ana lyses t o p r i m a r y source m a t e r i a l s . P a r t I i n c l u d e s d e s c r i p t i v e a n n o t a t i o n s o f books, a r t i c l e s , s e r i a l s , d i s s e r t a t i o n s , f i l m s , and r e c o r d i n g s publ i s h e d f rom t h e l a t e e i g h t e e n t h c e n t u r y t h r o u g h mid-1979. Saka la ' s c l a s s i f i c a t i o n o f m a t e r i a l s u t i - 1 i z e s a v e r y d e t a i l ed o u t 1 i n e o f h i s t o r i c a l p e r i o d s w i t h a sub-arrangement b y c u l t u r a l a rea . P a r t I 1 d iscusses t h e h o l d i n g s o f m a j o r 1 i b r a r i e s ; government a r c h i v e s ; r e c o r d s o f women I s o r g a n i z a t i o n s ; and t h e l o c a t i o n o f r a r e p e r i o d i c a l s i n I n d i a , P a k i s t a n , Bangladesh, and t h e U n i t e d Kingdom. The v e r y w e l l execu ted s u b j e c t i n d e x and s e p a r a t e a u t h o r i n d e x compl ement t h e access t o e n t r i e s p r o v i d e d by t h e d e t a i l e d t o p i c a l arrangement o f t h e ma in t e x t . S a k a l a ' s e x c e l 1 e n t i n t r o - d u c t i o n rev iews t r e n d s i n t h e l i t e r a t u r e a b o u t women i n South As ia .

The two c o m p i l a t i o n s b y Sims and Saka la a r e i m ~ o r t a n t b i b l i o g r a p h i c a l c o n t r i b u - t i o n s t o t h e s t u d y o f women and s h o u l d be i n c l u d e d i n a l l 1 i b r a r i e s w i t h women's s t u d i e s c a l l e c t i o n s .

-- L.P.

[ T h i s r e v i e w o r i g i n a l l y appeared i n g v.20, no.2 ( W i n t e r l 98O) , pp.214-215.1

F e m i n i s t C o l l e c t i o n s i s a p u b l i c a t i o n o f t h e O f f i c e o f t h e Women's S t u d i e s L i b r a r i a n - a t - L a r g e f o r t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f Wiscons in System, 112A Memoria l L i b r a r y , 728 S t a t e S t r e e t , Madison, W I 53706. Phone (608) 263-5754. E d i t o r s : L inda P a r k e r , Women's S t u d i e s L i b r a r i a n - a t -La rge ; C a t h e r i n e Loeb, Women's S t u d i e s S p e c i a l i s t . F e m i n i s t C o l l e c t i o n s i s publ i s h e d q u a r t e r l y - - F a l l , Win te r , S p r i n g , Summer-- and i s a v a i l a b l e t o i n d i v i d u a l s and i n s t i t u t i o n s a t no charge . U n s o l i c i t e d a r t i c l e s o r r e v i e w s a r e welcome.

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