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NEWSLETTER
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HER LAND
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December 1984
a publication of HSR Collective , 1630 N. W. 19th at Blackwelder , OKC OK 73107
HAWKINS AND DELEAR IN CONCERT
ANNOUNCING A SPECIAL ISSUE OF A PERIODICAL
Hawkins and Delear , of St . Louis , Missouri
will perform Sunday , December 9, 1984 , at
The Second Fret , 3009 No r th Classen , Okla homa City (521 - 1735) . The concert begins
at 8:00 p.m. and the cost is $2 .
"Our music covers a wide variety , easy lis tening , thought provoking , feminist music , "
according to the artists .
Herland is pleased to present this evening
of entertainment for the Oklahoma women ' s
community . Don ' t miss out!
The University of Chicago Press publication ,
Sig ns : Journal of Women in Culture and So c i et y , Vol • 9 , No • 4 1s ·The Les bi a n I s s ue •
Contents include: "The Mythic Mannish Les bian : Radclyffe Hall and the New ~Joman ,
"The Thing Not Named: Wi 11 a Cather as a
Lesbian Writer , " "Distance and Desire : Eng l i sh Boarding - School Friendships , " "Sexual i ty , Class , and Conflict in a Lesbian Workplace , 11 "Ourself Behind Ourself : A Theory
for Lesbian Readers , " "The Politics of Trans literat i on :; Lesbian Pe r sonal Narrat i ves , "
"Homosexua li ty , Homophobia , and Revolution :
Notes toward an Understanding of the Cuban
Lesbian arid · Gay Male Experience , Part I , "
"Discr'iminat i on Against Lesbians in the Work
Force ·~,- ·,
NOTICE TO HERLAND HOLIDAY SHOPPERS
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There are only 7 more shopping days at Her land unt i l Christmas! In addition to ou r
regular weekend hours , this month we will
also be open from 10 : 00 a .m. to 8 : 00 p. m.
Friday , December 21 .
The month of December is a stock reduction
sale . Herland is phasing out current stock
so as to facilitate the change to collective
management January 1, 1985 . Many items are
reduced 15% to 30%.
In add!hion to these ar ticles , viewpoints ,
review essays , revisions/ r epo r ts are si x
book reviews , seven letters/comments and
two archival articles : "Lesbian Sexuality
i n Rena i ssance Italy : The Case of Siste r
Bendetta Carlini " and "The Military and
Lesbians during the McCarthy Years . "
$7 . 00
HERLAND APPLIES FOR AN INC .
OKLAHOMA PEACE STRATEGY
The Herland Sister Resources Collect i ve
has applied for nonpr ofit incorporated
status with the State of Oklahoma o We have
adopted by- laws and set the wheels in motion
for a new organizational and financial
structure .
As always , we welcome and appreciate your
patronage , suggestions , volunteer energy
and donations .
Happy New Year from Herland to you!
The Oklahoma Peace Strategy is a nonprofit ,
voluntary associ.ation of groups and indiv iduals ded i cated to promoting world peace
through local action .
The November newsletter included articles
on the community of John XXIII Nonviolent
Action Award ; arms talks ; a Central American
news report you won ' t find in any other local
media; "Childr en of War" tour ; and calendar .
Subscriptions are 1available from OPS , P. O.
Box 54874 , Oklahoma City , OK 73154 .
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Report on Toxi.c Shock Syndrome
The Boston Women's Health Book Collective
published this report August, 1984 .
A NEW DISEASE: In 1980, the public learned
about Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS) . It is a
rare but serious disease which mainly strikes
menstruating women under 30 who are using
tampons. Although only a small number of menstruating women have gotten TSS, a few of
them have died .
SYMPTOMS: This disease is a syndrome o~ group
of syndromes. At present, only those people
who have all the symptoms listed are officially counfea as having TSS . However, there are
reports of people with a few of the symptoms
who have a milder form of the same disease .
The symptoms are: a high fever , usually over
102 , vomiting, diarrhea, a sudden drop in
blood pressure which may lead to shock, a
sunburn-like rash .
CAUSE: . Little is actually known about TSS
and information is changing rapidly . It is
probably caused by a new strain of the bacterium Staphlococcus aureus (S . aureus) . The bacterium 'infects some part of the body, often
the vagina, and produces toxins (poisons)
which go into the bloodstream . Researchers
do not .know why TSS occurs with the use of
tampons . The Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) has found a higher risk of TSS with
higher absorbency tampons . No one knows if
this is because of the absorbency itself , the
materi als which make the tampon more absorbent, or some other factor . Although, tampons
have been for sale since the 1930s, they have
changed in the last 10-15 years with the i ntroduction of super-absorbent fibers like .·
modified cotton or rayon polyacrylate . Ingred ients are now listed on the box .
TREATMENT & FOLLOW-UP: If you get any of the
symptoms listed during your period and you are
using a tampon, remove it immediately. Do not
use tampons or any other internal method for
catching menstrual blood until you get a culture showing that you do not have any S. aureus
in your vagina . It's a good idea to get in
touch right away with a medical person who
can keep track of what is happening to you .
For a mild case, the most important thing is
to drin k lots of fluids and rest if possible .
TSS involving severe dehydration or very low
blood pressure may require hospitalization
with medical treatment . Although antibiotics
do not seem .to affect symptoms once the disease has started, they can still significantly
reduce the chance of recurrence . Since this
type of S. aureus is pencillin and ampicillin
resistant . beta-lactamace anti ~ staphlococcal
antibiotics must be used .
PREVENTING TSS : You can reduce your risk of
getting TSS the most by not using ~inter
nal menstrual product . Use the least absorbent tampon you can to collect your flow . If
it is dry or difficult to pull out when you
remove it, then you need a less absorbent
one at that point in your flow . You may also
reduce the risk with tampons by using them
on and off during menstruation . Although some
groups recommend .changing tampons frequently,
there is no evidence that this reduces the
chance of getting TSS . Some women have chos en to use natural sea sponges or diaphragms
to collect menstrual fluid . No one knows if
the risk of TSS with these alternative methods is any different from that with tampons .
There have been at least two cases of TSS
associated with sponges , There are mixed reports on whether sponges are contaminated by
pollutants while growing in the ocean and
how serious a problem this is . Currently ,
women's clinics have diverse opinions on
whether to recommend sponges . The FDA has
stopped distribution of sponges for menstruation, usually done by one-woman businesses ,
while moving slowly in requiring stricter
standards for tampons .
WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE: Believe it or not,
tampons have never been subjected to government or independent studies for safety and
efficaci~ More research needs to be done .
One pieq~ of information the consumer can
and sho ~ l~ know is how absorbent each type of
tampon is. Finally ~ in response to consumer
pressure , the FDA is moving to require labeling on the box . Write to John C. Villforth ,
Director, NCDRH , FDA , HFX - 1, 5600 Fishers
Lane, Rockville , MD 20857
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Brand/style
(absorbency in) Grams
5. 18
Tampax Junior
Tampax Original Regular
6. 82
Tampax Slender Regular
6. 97
8. 17
Kotex Stick Regular
Kotex Security Regular
9. 13
Tampax Super
9. 30
10 . 28
Pursettes Regular
10 . 69
OB Regular
Kotex Stick Super
10 . 92
Pursettes Super
12 . 09
12 . 12
Kotex Security Super
12 . 61
Playtex Deod . Regular
12 . 84
OB Super
13. 16
Playtex Non Deod . Regular
15 . 66
Playtex Non . Dead . Super
15 . 78
Playtex Deod . Super
15 . 93
Tampax Super Plus
16 . 71
OB Super Plus
17 . 05
Playtex Non Deod . Su~er Plus
Playtex Deod . Super Plus
17 . 40
Qive
:BOOJ{S
Ohis
D-loliJay .. ....
Children of the Wolf , by Jane Yolen . The Viking Press .
136 pp . $11 . 50 cloth
Jane Yolen , a prolific , award -winning writer , has done
it again .. Children of the Wolf is an engrossing 11 young
adult 11 reaa . Yolen writes , Sile says , with great joy .
She crafts carefully because children read with their
whole heart .
Reviews written by Christine Mack Gordon , Maureen T.
Reddy and Janet Tripp . From Hurricane Al t ce , Fall 1984 .
Erin ' s Daughter in America , by Hasia R. Diner . $9 . 95
Described here are thousands of Irish women who saw
in America a chance to utilize the energy , ambition
and ability that would otherwise have remained stifled
by the poverty and social inflexibility of their native land .
New Lesbian Writing: An Anthology , edited by
Margaret CruiKshank. $7 . 95
An excellent collection containing the rich
diversity of lesbian voices . Contains both
poetry and prose and a good , recent lesbian
bibliography .
The Thin Woman , by Dorothy Cannell . St. Martin 1 s Press, 1984 . 242 pp . $13 . 95 cloth
Dorothy Cannell 's first novel , The Thin Woman
is an occasionally feminist, sometimes silly ,
always entertaining combination of mystery ,
treasure hunt , family saga , love story , and
The Reach and Other Stories , edited by Lilian
British drawing - room comedy~ The best thing
MO'fiin
and Sheila Shulman ~ $7 . 95
about this book is its delightful heroine ,
Ellie Simons , who is smart , ~rticulate , forth- Britain's fi nst lesbian, feminist fiction
right, and witty - altogether worthy of join- anthology . '
ing P. O. James's Cordelia Gray and Amanda
Cross ' s KateFansler in a feminist gallery of
Mules anq Men ; by Zora Neale Hurston . $6 . 95
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sleuths .
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• • • the l}raterial
throws into relief the peculiar
ama
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gamation
of African and European
Taking It Like a Woman : A Personal History ,
traditioh
which
is
so important for understandby Ann OaKley . Random House , 1984 . 212 pp .
ing
histor
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cally
the
character of American
$14 . 95 cloth
Negro life . 11 (Franz Boas)
Sociologist Ann Oakley says she began this
book , which is an autobiography , a social his - Ext ra (Or dinary) People , by Joanna Russ . $10 . 95
tory , and a collection of fictional scenes , as
A brilliant tour de force by one of the modan attempt to answer a series of important
ern masters of science fiction . Short stories .
questions that she felt uneasy about : What
makes a feminist? How can a feminist find a
congenial place within a patriarchal society?
What is the nature of love between men
and women? How do we face our own morta l~
ity? This book is so searchingly honest
that it is sometimes painful to read , but
the reward is worth the effort .
Jewish and Female : Choices and Chan9es in
Our Lives Today , by Susan Weidman Schne i der
Simon ana Schuster , 1984 . 640 pp . $19 .95
This is an immensely valuable resource for
women who are committed feminists and committed Jews . It lucidly summarizes the
activities .of Jewish women over the pa st
fifteen years in both religious and secular environments .
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up to 30 -% Off
LOTS or THINGS, BUT NO BOOKS
GADGETS FOR GIDGET
Bec~use our customers have been so happ i ly
besieged by Gadgets and Things catalogs , we
have decided to dedicate this part of the
newsletter to gadgets and lots of things ~ books . We at Herland Sister Resources
know how hard it is to find attr active ap propr iate and cheap presents ~ As you l~ok
over this page , you ' ll see that none -0f these
t~ings cost o~er $90 . Many of the gadgets
listed are unique items that the HSR staff
has searched the world over to fin d. It ' s
that special t i me of the year and these are
t hose 11 special 11 gifts fo r that person in
your l i fe who has everything .
- THE RETURN OF THE "PAPER CLIP 11
Tli"is handsome reproauct i on of the once pop ular paper clip is a delightful remembrance
of things past and practical . Copied in r ug ged tinned steel , this elegant old way of
attaching things together will jar your memory back to the t i me before staples . Practical
ahd also small these clips are to be found in
al l the r eally impo rtant women ' s pants pockets!
It ' s pa r ticula r ly handy when several people
in the office use it , as the clip r ecycles
itself between peop l e. (Please note that there
is a limit to one per customer . )
only $2 . 75 each
c
. No . 3 LEAD
PENCIL - Not on ly writes ' but
erases., . too!
Not just your ordinary No . 2 Lead Pencil
this unique writing utensil is ideal for ' all
that sc r ibbling you do . Th i s No . 3 pencil ,
encased in a sleek blac k paint finish , wi ll
fit you r hand perfectly . But that ' s not all!
The cr owning glory of this very special wr i t ing i nst r ument is it ' s eraser top . No longer
do you have to search for an eraser when you
rethink those lofty thoughts . Just tu r n the
penci l upside down and erase them all away .
Turn the pencil back to its upright position
and you 're ready for continuous hours of
writing pleasure . Travels anywhere - no bat~eries , and no annoying , clumsy cord to get
in you r way . When it gets too short , just
throw it away! Makes writing a pleasureJ
(Sharpener sold sepa r ately . )
only $14 . %
from Daedalus Boo ks , Washington DoC.
TRAVELING STAPLE REMOVER
If yourl ife is always go , go , go (no offense
to the girl group) and you ' re always finding
yourself stuck in elevators , hotel rooms , and
locker room ~ with paper stapled together , our
traveling staple remover could be your savior •
Losing your fingernails by trying to remove
those staples yourself? Produced in handsome
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brown plastic with a steel bite
this re~over wi l l grip those stap l es and tear '
them ou ~ of those papers wi th one quick f l ick
of you r wrist . What ar e you wait i ng for?
only $11. 95
LIGHT UP YOUR LITE BU LB
Wa nt to shed some l fgnt on the subject? This
~ow - impact glass bulb is perfect for screwing
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inta any socket in your house . Don ' t like
readin~ in th~ dark? Now you can do something
about it! Put a Herland Lite Bulb into your
bedside lamp and notice the brilliant differ ence! It ' s great for students , stock car
drivers , doctors , tree su rgeons and anyone
with a need to see in the dark .
only $17 . 25
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