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NEWSLETTER
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VOLUME 1, NUMBER 5
MAY, 1985
BERLAND SISTER RESOURCES, INC.
1630 N.W. 19, Oklahoma City, _OK 73106
Stafford encourages everyone to participate in
"Millions of Moms." It's a combination pot luck,
open house (at the Benedictine Peace House) and
sew-in.
For more information, contact Karin
Stafford at 948-8934.
OKC WOMEN TO "TAKE BACK THE NIGHT"
"MILLIONS OF MOMS" ON MOTHER'S DAY
Julia Ward Howe, peace activist, suffragist and
founder of the Women's International Peace Association, was the first to recognize t
Sunday
i May as Mother's Day. In 1872, after the Civil
War, Howe designated Mother's Day as a- day for
women to speak out for peace. The original meaning of this tradition is lost for many today.
The Benedictine Peace House and Women's Action.
for Nuclear Disarmament is sponsoring Oklahoma
City's "Millions of Mom" Ribbon Party at the Peace
House, 2912 N. Robinson, on Mother's Day, Sunday,
May 12, from 2:30 to 7:30 p.m.
"The Ribbon Project was created by Gustine
¥erritt in Denver," according to Karin Stafford,
organizer and WAND member. "Each ribbon, 18" by
36" after it's hemmed, is designed in any medium
(batiked, tie-dyed, woven, quilted, painted, cross•titched, etc.) and sewn together by women across
the country.
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"The goal of the Ribbon Project is for it to be
long enough to wrap around the Pentagon," exlained Stafford. "But it's already ten miles long-long enough to wrap around the Pentagon, the
White House and several monuments. The ribbon
wrapping will take place in Washington, D.C. on
iroshima Day, August 4, and we're expecting over
100,000 people to take part in the activities."
"bbons will be available to work on at the Peace
House, Stafford said, along with graphic designs
and materials. Messages about peac;e, things loved
dearly and statements against war are recomended.
Berland is proud to be a part of this year's Rape
Awareness Week, May 19-25. One of the maior ac.tivities will be the "Take Back the Night" march
and rally, to be held Thursday, May 23, at 8:00
p.m. in Winans Park. Berland urges everyone to
attend this important event.
The more people
there, the stronger our message in support of survivors and against rapists will be reported in the
media.
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"Take Back the . Night" marches are organized nationwide and draw thousands of participants who
"take bacl<. the night" in protest against violence
against woren.
Donna M~hre, member and former editor of the
newsletter for the National Coalition Against Sexual Assault, New Orleans, will speak at the rally.
Myhre teaches rape avoidance/resistance techniques.
Madeline Ruhl, self-defense instructor, will demonstrate self-defense techniques.
Peggy Johnson, local musician, will provide musjc
at the rally.
"Take Back the Night" is an educational media event. It's our opportunity to learn what the most
dangerous areas and times are where rapes occur
in Oklahoma City. It's an opportunity to help empower the survivors of sexual assault among us to
take back some of the power which they lost as a
result of their victimization. It's our opportunity to
reclaim our right to live without fear of violence
when all women step out of their homes and onto
the streets in protest of rape.
Participating in "Take Back the Night" is one of
the most important things every woman and man
can do each year to help make Oklahoma City safer against violent crimes.
(Editor's Note: No letters this month! What's going
on out there? This space is your forum, so let
your voices be heard.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
We encourage the exchange of information, personal opinions on issues of concern to the Oklahoma
wome~'s community, and your stories and experiences.
The editor reserves the right to edit and condense
letters according to space limitations.
Letters
should be typed;, double-spaced and signed by the
author(s). Include your address and telephone num.b er. If you wish to be published anonymously, indicate so, but include your name, etc., for our information in case the editor has questions.
Mail or deliver your letter to HSR, Inc., 1630 N.W.
19, Oklahoma City, OK 73106. Deadline is the 15th
of each month.
BERLAND SISTER RESOURCES, INC.
KIM OSWALT
announces
our next Collective meeting
Open to Public
6:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 12
at Berland, 1630 N.W. 19
Call 524-3017, 946-5395
BERLAND PRESENTS KIM OSWALT IN CONCERT
Kim Oswalt will perform a very special evening
concert 9f contemporary and classical music on the
Japanese;/Koto. Accompanying Kim will be Norma
Burton or flute and Toodles Johnson on guitar.
In addition to their sets of Japanese music, they
play marvelous versions of Ferron, Karla Bonnoff
and Joni Mitchell.
Berland will be on-site at the Arkansas
Retreat, May 3-5; and at Take Back the
Night, May 23. Regular Resource Center
hours, Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m ..
Sunday 1:00
6:00 p.m. will be
maintained.
Berland is pleased to bring these talented and
unique Tulsa musicians to Oklahoma City, Saturday,
May 18, at 8:00 p.m. A $2 donation is requested.
Don't miss this delightful, beautifully relaxing entertainment, at Berland Sister Resources, Inc., 1630
N.W. 19.
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Counselor
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Commercial - Residential
900 N. FRETZ
EDMOND, OK 73034
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( 405) 341-9492
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( 405) 524-0868
Her/and Sister Resources
1630 N .W. 19
Oklahoma City, OK 73106
(405) 524-3017
PEGGY JOHNSON SINGS TO OUR LIVES
by Marian Hulsey
The only time I had ever heard Peggy
Johnson sing was at the Second Fret, the night
of the Hawkins/DeLear concert, when she sang '.
"The Mountain Song" a capella, and did the ripsnorting "Blender Blues" with a borrowed guitar
having a too-long strap.
I loved her "Mt." rendition and thought
"BB" funny, but I didn't know what to expect
from a full concert.
Maybe it's better to go to hear new-to-you
artists with no preconceived notions, though,
because I found the March Berland Coffeehouse
performance of Peggy Johnson a thoroughly
enjoyable experience.
At the beginning of her program, Peggy
announced that she was in a rather blue mood,
but the vibes were working against that and, by
evening's end, she was really up and so were
we.
The audience jumped right in on the singalong numbers, especially enjoying Chris Williamson's "Song of the Soul," Holly Near's "River Boat" and the new hit "We Are the World.'-'
But, the overall impression of the evening
was the balance of "our" songs and those from
the more general list of hits. And, for me, the
thing that made this concert for me was
Peggy's singing her own tunes, among them
"Bein' Alone," "Creedy" (about her cat), "I Will
Always Love You," "If You See Her, Say Hello,"
"Turn Me Around" and, of course, "Blender
Blues."
This lady can really play the guitar, and
with so little effort, or so it seems. We discussed the never-before-heard-chords of Meg
Christian and Peggy said, "I'm still working o
some of her stuff, but those chords--Wow!"
I think she's well on her way, and when
she's the headliner at the National Women's
Music Festival, we can say, "Oh yes, we hear
her all the time at Berland Sister Resources in
OKC!"
HAWKINS AND DELEAR ARE BACK IN OKC
Hawkins and Delear, of St. Louis, Missouri, brought
the house down in December at The Second Fret.
WOMEN'S MUSIC. CULTURE AT BLOOMINGTON
T e National Women's Music Festival is May 31June 2, featuring Ferron, Ronnie Gilbert with
Adrienne Torf, Linda Tillery and ~and, Alexander
a ..d Noelle, Toshi Reagon, June Millington with ·
Carrie Barton, Alive!, Robin Tyler, Beth York with
Windfall Dancers, Kate Clinton, Casselberry &
Dupree, and Judy Sloan.
Held in conjunction with all the music and workst.ops will be the Music Industry Conference, as
well as Writers' and Spirituality Conferences, a
Health and Wellness and a Third World Series. Performer Showcases, Coffeehouse/Open Mike, a
dance, and invitational Visual Arts Exhibit, plus the
ever-popular craftswomen's booths, make an ordinary 24 hours not enough to . do everything.kj
The pre-registration deadline is May 6 (prices go
up slightly after this date). Write to WIA/NWMF,
P.O. Box 5217, Bloomington, IN 47402. Registration forms are available at Berland.
USIC FBS.TIVAL
AfCHIG
e Michigan Womyn's Music Festival is celebrating its 10th anniversary by moving to their own
l d (a beautiful camp ground), growing to three
f II stages with over eighty musicians. The new
Acoustic Stage wil also feature dance and theatre.
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This year's festival, to be held at Hart, Michigan,
runs from August 8-11. Advance prices for four
days is $90~110. ·Prices go down as you register for
fewer day,. · Advance ticket requests should be
postmarkedr by July 30.
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Other actiVities include a craft bazaar, workshops
and networking, movies, community servies, such as
the shuttle, tents, kitchen food provided, health · r_
care, emotional support center, sober support, i·'
. childcare, differently-abled resources.
A special Wednesday Workshop (costs $20 extra)
offers a half day of intensive study on the topic
of your choice: Psychic Survival Skills, Mime, Guit~r Technique/Songwriting, Music and Healing, Land
Art, Les.bian · Sexuality, Crystals, Color & Ritual,
Spirituality and Theatre.
Write W.W.T.M.C., 1501 Lyons St., Mt. Pleasant,
I 48858, 517-772-0582. Berland has received broch es and flyer_s detailing the Festival, so come
by and pick them up.
They will be performing again Thursday, May 9, at
8:00 p.m. at the Fret, 3009 North Classen Blvd.,
528-2317. The cost is $2.00.
Hawkins and Delear exemplify the diversity of wom. en's music instrumentation. Their sound is bigger
than two. While you're trying to figure out how
they do it, they'll blow you away.
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Editor:
Typesetter:
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Circulation:
Berland Sister Resources, Inc.
Elaine Barton
Marian Hulsey
Kris Marek, 521-8434
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POT POUR!
Minority Women's Onranizations an Prorams: A Partial Annotaed List is a seven-page pamphlet which focuses on the educational needs, profesional development and related concerns
of minority women. Available for $2 from project on the Status and Education of Women, Association of Ameican Colleges, 1818 R St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20009.
Women for Sobriety, Inc. reaches out to the 5,000,000 women in the U.S. with serious drinking problems. Their "New
Life" program deals with the isolation, depression, loneliness
and guilt of the woman alcoholic. All requests for information are kept confidential; literature is sent in a plain envelope. Send double-stamped self-addressed envelope for "New
Life" program to Women for Sobriety, Inc., P.O. Box 618,
Quakertown, PA 18951.
- to educate ourselves
- to empower survivors
to reclaim our right
to live without
fear of violence
March & Rally
Thursday, May 23, 1985
s:oo - to:oo p.m ..
1985 Index/Directocy of Women's Media lists 462 women's
periodicals, 31 women's film groups, 116 women's presses and
publishers along with speakers' bureaus, special library collections and women's news services. Designed to increase
networking throughout the feminist movement, all forms of
communication media are included. An anotated index of
women's· media activities and research is a valuable resource
· to anyone who wants to know anything about what's happening in the movement. $8 from Women's Institute for Freedom
of the Press, 3306 Ross Plac;e, N.W., Washington, D.C.
20008.
Interweave is a new non-profit quarterly publication coming
out this spring. It is a national newsletter designed for lesbians over 35. To receive Interweave, send a suggested donation of $2. per issue; $8 per year (more or less as you
are able) from Interweave, Box 57, Ev.a nston, IL 60204. According to the editor, Herland will receive several copies of
the first issue. Look for it in our library.
Jessie Fenton Expeclitions, an organization offering wilderness
adventures and education for women, will be leading sea kayaking expeditions and weekend trips for women only on the
coastal oceans of B.C., Canada, Canada, Washington's Puget
Sound (begin~g ,M_ay, 1985), and Baja Mexico. Instruction is
provided and 1no previous kayaking experience is required.
Beginners fe~l confident in J.F.E.'s stable, two-person touring kayaks. ·T rips feature marine mammal and bird sightings,
beach camping, wilderness island hopping, and instruction in
seafaring skills and oceanography. Sliding scale fees. Write
for schedule: J.F. Expeditions, 3915 Woodlawn Ave. No.,
Seattle, WA 98103.
Winans Park at N.W. 20
& Broadway - OKC
BERLAND COFFEEHOUSE
presents
BRETT
Information: 232-6199 Rain Date: May 24, 8 p.m.
SPONSORED BY
YWCA Crisis Intervention Services, Berland Sister Resources, Inc., OKC National Organization
for Women, Citizens Against Crime, Institute for
Youth Advocacy, Women's Action for Nuclear
Disarmament, Oklahoma Department of Mental
Health
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BALDWIN
for your entertainment
Friday, May 31, 1985
7:30 p.m.
8:00 p.m.
Berland Sister Resources, Inc.
1630 N.W. 19
Oklahoma City
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Women in politics tend to start with a three to four
point lead over men, but then tend to fall behind, largely
because women over 65 don't support them.
Those were some of the findings of a study conducted
by Cooper and Secrest Associates for the National Women's
Political Caucus. The study surveyed more than 17 ,000 voters in five congressional districts (in Utah, Kansas, New
Hampshire, Missouri and Florida) where a man ran against a
The only woman to win was Kansas State Senator
1 woman.
Jan Meyers, who ran against an anti-abortion candidate.
The study contradicted the theory of the Gender Gap,
particularly in the findings about women over 65, who tended
to support male candidates by a two to one ratio. Voters in
general still thought men could handle a crisis better, by a
" 42 to 32 ratio, and thought men could handle the emotional
demands of public life by a 40 to 27 ratio. Nevertheless,
women start out with an edge, says pollster David Cooper,
because people view them as more colorful and dynamic.
The best news is that women candidates--Democrats and
Republicans--are viewed most favorably by four "expanding"
groups of voters, working women, professionals, young voters
and unmarried voters. Since these groups continue to grow,
, says Cooper, "We can say the fundamental coalition of support for women candidates ... is almost assuredly expanding."
(Her Savi
The City of Houston, Texas, recently defeated by a four
to one majority a referendum that would have made illegal
any discrimination on the basis of sexual preference.
The Houston Chamber of Commerce claimed, along with
doctors' and lawyers' organizations, a number of big-time
bankers, and some Fortune 500 companies, that the proposed
gay rights law would have been bad for business. The head
of an anti-referendum committee formed by the Chamber
claimed the measure "could be detrimental to the economic
future of Houston."
Nearly 50 U.S. cities have adopted anti-gay and lesbian
discrimination measures in some form. While these charges
were being leveled, the Wall Street Journal reports, a gay
group is leading an economic revival of a formerly undesirable section of Houston, replacing massage parlors and strip
joints with upscale restaurants and boutiques.
to lift the guilt off the shoulders of employed mot hers. ·
Sandra Scarr's research, published in her new book Mother
Care/Other Care, (Basic Books), indicates that employed
mothers spend as much time as fulltime at home moms in "direct interactions" with their children. Scarr says "there is no
evidence that children do better if mother stays at home" in
the early months of the children's lives. In the wake of reports of child abuse at day-care centers, Scarr's book also
offers guidelines on helping parents evaluate local child-care
facilities. Scarr's message to mothers who want to work outside the home is, "Say you can do it and your kids can turn
out just fine." (Her Say)
A new, more sensitive test to determine whether there
was sexual contact in rape cases has been discovered by
researchers at the University of California at Berkeley. A
protein, "P30," which is not usually seen in women's vaginal
fluids, has been discovered by forensic science researchers
at the university's School of Public Health. Tests for this
protein can be used in instances where sperm aren't deteCted, perhaps because a rapist has had a vasectomy or because too much time has passed between the rape and a phy.
sical exam. The test cannot identify particular rapists. (Her
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Harry Britt, a gay San Francisco Supervisor who hails
from the oil state, sees the Houston situation as business-asusual. Says Britt, "I am sorry, as a Texan, that Houston is
having such a hard time dealing with the fact that there are
lesbians and gay men." (Her Say) .
Can the life of a female revolutionary make it onto the
movie screens of the world?
That goal is just what
Margarethe Von Trotta, the director of "Sisters" and
"Marianne and Juliane," is taking on. Just as her earlier
films have focused on women as the central characters, Von
Trotta's next project is to be based upon the life of turn-ofthe-century German leftist Rosa Luxemburg.
Von Trotta has spent more than one year going through
documents on Luxemburg, whom she describes as a "great
theoretician" but at the same time a "very sensitive" woman. Says the director, "For people on the left, Rosa is a
great revolutionary, but I would like to show the whole person ... and not only the cliches," (Her Say)
When the new city of West Hollywood was formed in
Los Angeles County last month, the nation also gained
Valerie Terrigno, who may be the country's first acknowledged lesbian elected mayor. Terrigno vows that West Hollywood will not be a "gay city," that she and the homosexual
majority city council will serve all citizen groups equally.
Nevertheless, she's proud of her achievement. Terrigno told
USA Today, "We were illegal not too long ago. We've come
a long way in a very short time." (Her Say)
A professor of psychology is using 15 years of research
in child development and six years of research on day care
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NEW TITLES
Andrea Freud Loewsenstein, This Place.
Pandora Press, .
S14.95. "We don't often hear, in literature, the voices of
women in prison ...This novel by a rifted new writer (who
must be a wonderful empathetic listener) is important." Grace
Paley
Carol S. Vance, ed., Pleasure and Danger: Exploring Female
Sexuality. Routledge & Kegan Paul, Sll.95. A collection of
essays from the 1982 Barnard College Scholar and the Feminist IX Conference. "The authors wish to expand the current
ground of feminist discussion of sex. As Vance argues in her
Introduction ... much of recent work of feminists on sex has
concerned itself with sexual danger... But the contributors to
this volume want to talk about pleasure too - about adventure, about assertiveness, about fun ... A challenge to us all to
think about how we manage disagreement and difference, and
what consequences our attacks may have on our movement
and each other." Ms.
Tee Corinne, Women Who Loved Women. Pearlchild. A collection of posters, originally an art exhibit, reduced to book
size. A lesbian family photo album.
Kathy E. Ferguson, The Feminist Case Against Bureaucracy.
Temple University Press. A synthesis of feminist thought and
organizational theory and practice that attacks the nature of
organizational roles, the ambiguity of success, and the language of bureaucracy, and argues for an alternative voice
baaed on women's experience and perceptions to reformulate
the issues of power, reason and organization.
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Jane Chambers, Warrior at Rest. JH Press. A collection of
poetry that encompasses the years 1958-1980 by the late
playwright, best known for Last Summer at Bluefish Cove
and A Late Shoe.
Hilda Scott, Working Your Wav to the Bottom: The Feminization of Poverty. Pandora Press, S8.95. The "new poor" of
today are invisible: they are also women. Hilda Scott exposes the shortcomings of official research that permits this
lack of visibility. She sees the need for a radical reassessment of the old economic assumptions which keep women
"working their way to the bottom."
Elizabeth Stanko, Intimate Intrusions: Women's Experiences
of Male Violence. Routledge & Kegan Paul, Sl0.95. This sobering book examines the full spectrum of sexual and physical violence experienced by women, from incest, rape and
wife battering to the "trivial" incidences of sexual harassment that women experience daily. A hard-hitting indictment
of the systems that ·support a male perspective of what constitutes acceptable behavior towards women.
Maureen Honey,
and Propaganda
chusetts Press.
during and after
Creating Rosie the Riveter: Class, Gender,
During World War II. University of MassaExamines government propaganda campaigns
the war.
JoAnne Loulan, Lesbian Sex. Spinsters Ink. The most f arreaching book on lesbian sexuality to date and the only book
by a practicing therapist, Lesbian Sex explores long-term
coupled relationships, being single, old and young lesbians,
lesbian mothers, disabled lesbians and other aspects of our
lives as they relate to our sexuality.
Sadja Greenwood, Menopause Natural}y: Preparing for the
Second Half of Life. Volcano Press. Menopause as transition
rather than crisis. Includes preventative measures for hot
flashes, osteoporosis, heavy bleeding; discusses pros and cons
of estrogen replacement therapy.
Gwyneth Ferguson Matthews, Voices from the Shadows: Women with Disabilities Speak Out. The Women's Press, Canada.
A. aeries of interviews that explores the lives and experiences of disabled women. Subjects addressed include employment, parenting, education, sexuality, housing, accessibility,
social and government assistance.
Donna Hawxhurat and Sue Morrow, Living Our Visions: BuildFourth World. Translating feminist
ideology into feminist reality: suggestions from the authors,
based on their ten years of experience as theoreticians, consultants, educators and activists.
ing Feminist Community.
Judy Grahn, The Highest Apple: Sappho and the Lesbian Poetic Tradition. Spinsters Ink. Grahn's essays look at the work
of lesbian poets across 2000 years and describe common
themes and experiences.
Flyin' Thunda Cloud, A Small Pain. W.I.M. Publications. ·,The
publishers of Flyin' Thunda Cloud, a rdoc (radical dyke of
color), request that readers who lead comfortable lives and
have genteel sensibilities not buy this book.
Melinda Moore and Laurie Olsen, Our Future at Stake: A
Teen-Ager's Guide to Stopping the Nuclear Arms Race. New
Society Publishers. An informative, beautifully written and
photographed resource for education and action.
Rochelle Ratner, TrYing to Understand What It Means to Be
a Feminist: Essays on Women Writers. Contact II Publications. Insights and comments on H.D., Laura Riding, Leslie
Marmon Silko, Adrienne Rich and others.
J ane Rule, A Hot-Eyed Moderate. Naiad Press. A collection
of Rule's wide-ranging essays. Topics include: how sexuality
evolves among lesbians and gay men, attitudes toward aging,
censorship, coming out to parents.
Neala Schleuning, America: Song We Sang without Knowing the Life and Ideas of Meridel LeSueur. Little Red Hen
Press. This first full-length, critical study of the writer/philosopher/feminist examines her life and work in the context
of American radicalism and the history of ideas.
Susan Welch and Fred Ullrich, The Political Life of American
Jewish Women. Biblio Press. This monograph, using survey
data from 1972 td 1982, examines Jewish women's participation in politics and their beliefs about important political issues.
Charlene W'.!leeler and Peggy Chinn, Peace and Power: A
Handbook of· Feminist Process. Margaretdaughters. Puts the
oral traditiQn of feminist process used by many collectives
into writinJ · to record and share what we've learned and to
inspire othe~.
Becky Birtha, For Nights Like This One: Stories of Loving
Women. Frog in the Well. First collection of stories by this
fine Black lesbian feminist writer.
Jana Bluejay, It's Time: A Nuclear Novel. Spinsters Ink. The
journey of five women in an alternative reality; a moving,
witty, demanding and hopeful book.
Linda Brown Bragg, Rainbow Roun Mah Shoulder. Carolina
Wren Preas. The odyssey of a Black woman healer that
deepens our awareness of all human experience.
TERRY COCON, Representative
1330 N. Classen Blvd.,
llG-5
Oklahoma City, OK 73106
(405) 232-9806
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Olga Broumas, Pastoral Jazz. Copper Canyon Press. Broumas'
poetry traces its roots to Sappho and draws on Eastern mantric and ecstatic traditions and the poetics of American jazz
to explore and heal the mind/spirit/body that divides our
culture and our selves.
J. California Cooper, A Piece of Mine. Wildtree Press.
Cooper, a playwright with 17 plays to her credit, publishes
her first short-story collection. The stories revolve around
the struggles and foibles of Black women and men in a small
town community.
Dorothy Love, A Voice Sometimes Sane. W.l.M. Publications.
Mystic, lesbian, feminist poetry.
J oanna Russ, Extra!ordinary) People. St. Martin's Press, $4.95. This drama, set in t he 12th Century, involves the saintly
Abbess Radegunde and a horde of invading Norsemen. Russ
explores the limitations of stereotypes, gender roles, technological progress and political correctness.
Susan Koppelman, ed., Old Maids. Pandora Press, $5.95.
Susan Koppelmnan spent 10 years researching short stories
written by U.S. women writers in the 19th century before
gathering this collection.
Mary Winfrey Trautmann, The Absence of the Dead is Their
Way of Appearing. Cleis Press, $8.95. This is the story of
Mary Trautmann's experiences during her daughter's struggle
with leukemia.
Judith E. Barlow, Pia.vs by American Women: 1900-1930. Applause Books. This anthology reprints Rachel Crothers' A
Man's World, Zona Gale's Miss Lulu Bett, Susan Glaspell;;
Trifles, Georgia Douglas Johnson's Plumes, and Sophie Treadwell's Machinal. It also contains an introduction including
critical commentary on the plays and biographical information
about the playwrights and a brief bibliography.
Dale Spender, Women of Ideas: And What Men Have Done to
Them. Routledge & Kegan Paul. Spender "discovers" a women's movement at least as far back in England as the 17th
century. She finds that each generation of feminists has believed itself to be the first and that today we are still "reinventing the wheel." This book not only gives us back our
rich history and shows how it has been kept from us, it also
suggests-frightningly--that such erasure can happen again and
that, in fact, it is going on right now.
Toni A.H. McNaron, The Sister Bond: A Feminist View of a
Timeless Connection. Pergamon Press. A collection of feminist essays focusing on sister pairs in which the relationship
between the sisters is central to one or both of the women's
careers or well-being or both. Some sisters included: the
Austens, the Dickinsons, the Rossettis, the Nightingales,
Virginia Woolf and Vanessa Bell, Fanny and Camilla Wright,
Grace and Edit h Abbott.
KRISTINA S. MAREK
Nathalie Sarraute, Childhood. Braziller, $14.95. Sarraute explores the workings and ways of memory as she presents incidents from her early life in France, Russia and Switzerland.
Attorney and Counselor at Law
The Boston Women's Health Book Collective, The New Our
Bodies. Ourselves. $12.95. The single best sourcebook for
women in the 1980s, with hundreds of photographs and specific practical advice on hundreds of health topics.
Dale Spender, Time and Tide Wait for No Man. $10.95. Time
and Tide was a magazine founded as a feminist political
weekly in 1920; its writers included Rebecca West, Emma
Goldman, Vera Brittain and Chrystal Eastman. Spender travels through 15 years of Time and Tide's selections.
Karen Payne, ed., Between Ourselves: Letters Between Mothers & Daughters, $8.95. "This is a book rich with words to
warm the soul and stir the heart of the mother/daughter
that there is in every woman." (Boston Herald)
Linda Gray Sexton, Mirror Images. $15.95. The older daughter of the late poet Anne Sexton has written a novel about
a mother-daughter relationship between a teenager and her
temperamental actress-mother.
Adrienne Rich, The Face of a Doorframe: Poems Selected
and New 1950-1984, $9.95. Marvelous selection of poetry for
both the new reader and the Rich aficionada.
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Paule Marshall, The Chosen Place, The Timeless People,
$6.95. The setting is a Caribbean island where poor Blacks
come in contact with members of an American research project.
Sibilla Aleramo, A Woman, $6.95. Originally published in 1906
in Europe, it has been called "the book of Genesis in the
bible of feminism." (Los Angeles Times)
Joanna Russ, How to Suppress Women's Writing. $6.95. "A
book of the most profound and original clarity. Like all
clear-sighted people who look and see what has been much
mystified and much lied about, Russ is quite excitingly subversive. The study of literature should never be the same
again ... "(Marge Piercy)
Louise A. DeSalvo, The Letters of Vita Sackville-West to
Virginia Wolf. Morrow Press. The complete correspondence,
with portions of Woolf's letters, reprinted.
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