Feminist Collections: A Quarterly of Women's Studies Resources articles from January 2002

Feminist Collections: A Quarterly of Women's Studies Resources archives from January 2002

From the editors.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Do you ever wonder how topics and titles are selected for Feminist Collections, or how we find writers to review them? Perhaps you've even thought you'd like to write for us yourself, but the path to publication has been unclear. We thought...

The domestic is global: household workers around the world. (Book Reviews).(GENDER, MIGRATION AND DOMESTIC SERVICE: THE POLITICS OF BLACK WOMEN IN ITALY )(DOING THE DIRTY WORK? THE GLOBAL POLITICS OF DOMESTIC LABOUR)(DISPOSABLE DOMESTICS: IMMIGRANT WOMEW WORKERS IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY)(DOMESTICA: IMMIGRANT WORKERS CLEANING AND CARING IN THE SHADOWS OF AFFLUENCE)(SERVANTS OF GLOBALIZATION: WOMEN, MIGRATION, AND DOMESTIC WORK)
January 1, 2002... Jacqueline Andall, GENDER, MIGRATION AND DOMESTIC SERVICE: THE POLITICS OF BLACK WOMEN IN ITALY Burlington, VT and Aldershot, Hampshire, UK: Ashgate (http://www.ashgate.com/index2.cfm), 2000. 332p. bibl. index. $79.95, ISBN 0-7546-1088-8. ...

Domestic violence texts: a review of teaching resources. (Book Reviews).(A WOMAN LIKE YOU. THE FACE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE)(FAMILY VIOLENCE ACROSS THE LIFESPAN: AN INTRODUCTION)(WHAT TO DO WHEN LOVE TURNS VIOLENT: A PRACTICAL RESOURCE FOR WOMEN IN ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIPS)(WOMAN BATTERING IN THE UNITED STATES: TILL DEATH DO US PART)(LIVING WITH THE ENEMY)(NEXT TIME, SHE'LL BE DEAD: BATTERING & HOW TO STOP IT)(WHEW LOVE GOES WRONG: WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING RIGHT)(ABUSE IN THE FAMILY: AN INTRODUCTION)(GETTING FREE: YOU CAN END ABUSE AND TAKE BACK YOUR LIFE)(BLACK AND BLUE: A NOVEL)(CROWS OVER A WHEATFIELD)(I AM NOT YOUR VICTIM: ANATOMY OF DOMESTICC VIOLENCE)(FAMILY VIOLENCE: LEGAL, MEDICAL AND SOCIAL PERSPECTIVES)(NOT TO PEOPLE LIKE US": HIDDEN ABUSE IN UPSCALE MARRIAGES)(WHEN VIOLENCE BEGINS AT HOME: A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO UNDERSTANDING AND ENDING DOMESTIC ABUSE)
January 1, 2002... Vera Anderson, A WOMAN LIKE YOU. THE FACE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. Seattle, WA: Seal Press, 1997. 70p. pap., $16.00, ISBN 1-878067-07-9. Ola W. Barnett, Cindy L. Miller-Perrin, & Robin D. Perrin, FAMILY VIOLENCE ACROSS THE LIFESPAN: AN...

Playing against stereotypes: videos on women in popular music. (Feminist Visions).(YOURS FOR A SONG: THE WOMEN OF TIN PAN ALLEY)(STRINGS ATTACHED)(PUNK PRETTY: THE RIOT GRRL DOCUMENTARY)(NOBODY KNOWS MY NAME)(THE RIGHTEOUS BABES)
January 1, 2002... YOURS FOR A SONG: THE WOMEN OF TIN PAN ALLEY 55 mins. color/b&w. 1998. Prod./Dir.: Terry Benes. Co-Prod.: Thirteen/WNET & Lumiere Productions, Inc. Distr.: Videostore Online, website: www.winstarvideo.com. Sale (VHS): Cat. No. FLV1562, $19.98;...

Feminism, Women Workers, and Globalization: Films and Books. (Feminist Visions).(DOLLS AND DUST: WOMEN WORKERS IN SRI LANKA, THAILAND, AND SOUTH KOREA)(DOLLS AND DUST: VOICES OF ASIAN WOMEN RESISTING GLOBALIZATION)(MARKETISATION OF GOVERNANCE)(MARKETISATION OF GOVERNANCE: CRITICAL FEMINIST PERSPECTIVES FROM THE SOUTH)
January 1, 2002... DOLLS AND DUST: WOMEN WORKERS IN SRI LANKA, THAILAND, AND SOUTH KOREA. 60 mins. 1998. Prod.: Committee for Asian Women (CAW). Distr.: WAYANG, P.O. Box 52, Bungthonglang, Bangkok 10242, Thailand; email: waying@yahoo.com. Purchase of video and...

Computer Talk.
January 1, 2002... Remember that our website (http://www.library.wisc.edu/libraries/WomensStudies/) includes electronic versions of all recent "Computer Talk" columns, plus many bibliographies, core lists of women's studies books, and links to hundreds of other...

For Appearance' Sake: the Historical Encyclopedia of Good Looks, Beauty, and Grooming. (Beauty and Grooming).
January 1, 2002... Victoria Sherrow, FOR APPEARANCE' SAKE: THE HISTORICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GOOD LOOKS, BEAUTY, AND GROOMING. Phoenix: Oryx, 2001. 299p. ill. bibl. index. $67.50, ISBN 1-57356-204-1. O.K., O.K., so not all material on good looks, beauty, and...

Black Books Galore! Guide to Great African American Children's Books About Girls. (Books for Girls).
January 1, 2002... Donna Rand and Toni Trent Parker, BLACKBOOKS GALORE! GUIDE TO GREAT AFRICAN AMERICAN CHILDREN'S BOOKS ABOUT GIRLS. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2001. 211p. illus. index. $15.95, ISBN 0-471-37526-8. Two founders of Black Books Galore!, an...

Collective Biography of Women in Britain, 1550-1900: a Select Annotated Bibliography. (British Women).
January 1, 2002... Sybil Oldfield, COLLECTIVE BIOGRAPHY OF WOMEN IN BRITAIN, 1550-1900: A SELECT ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY. New York and London: Mansell, 1999. 168p. ill., index. $110.00, ISBN 0-7201-2321-6. Oldfield's bibliography might also have been titled...

Dictionary of British Women's Organizations 1825--1960. (British Women's Organizations).
January 1, 2002... Peter Gordon & David Doughton, DICTIONARY OF BRITISH WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS 1825--1960. London: Woburn Press, 2001. Distr.: International Specialized Book Services, Inc. (5824 N.E. Hassalo Street, Portland, OR 97213). 2l8p. ill. bibl. index....

Wimmin, Wimps & Wall Flowers: an Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Gender and Sexual Orientation Bias in the United States. (Dictionaries).
January 1, 2002... Philip H. Herbst, WIMMIN, WIMPS & WALL FLOWERS: AN ENCYCLOPARDIC DICTIONARY OF GENDER AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION BIAS IN THE UNITED STATES. Yarmouth, ME: Intercultural Press, 2001. 322p. bibl. $54.38, ISBN 1-877864-80-3. The colorful...

A Woman's Guide to Doctoral Studies. (Doctoral Studies).
January 1, 2002... Diane Leonard, A WOMAN'S GUIDE TO DOCTORAL STUDIES. Buckingham [Eng.] and Philadelphia: Open University Press, 2001. 294p. bibl. index. [pounds sterling]50.00, ISBN 0-335-20253-5; pap., [pounds sterling]16.99, ISBN 0-335-20252-7. ...

Lesbian Histories and Cultures: an Encyclopedia. (Lesbian History).
January 1, 2002... Bonnie Zimmerman, ed., LESBIAN HISTORIES AND CULTURES: AN ENCYCLOPEDIA. New York: Garland, 2000. (Vol. 1 of Encyclopedia of Lesbian and Gay Histories and Cultures). 862p. ill. index. $140.00, ISBN 0-8153-1920-7; $250.00 for the set, ISBN...

Encyclopedia of Women in the Middle Ages. (Middle Ages).
January 1, 2002... Jennifer Lawler, ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WOMEN IN THE MIDDLE AGES. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2001. 279p. charts. bibl. index. $45.00, ISBN 0-7864-1119-8. The restoration of the stories of individuals and the collective experiences of women are...

Women in Nevada History: an Annotated Bibliography of Published Sources. (Nevada Women).
January 1, 2002... Jean Ford, Betty J. Glass, & Martha B. Gould, eds., WOMEN IN NEVADA HIST0RY: ANANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF PUBLISHED SOURCES. Reno: Nevada Women's History Project, 2000. 1v. (ca. 200p.) OCLC 44615197; LC Z7964.U5 N38 2000 HQ1438.N3. (No price...

Women in Politics: World Bibliography/Femmes En Politique: Bibliographie Mondiale. (Politics).
January 1, 2002... Inter-Parliamentary Union, WOMEN IN POLITICS: WORLD BIBLIOGRAPHY/FEMMES EN OLITIQUE: BIBLIOGRAPHIE MONDIALE.. Geneva: The Union, 1999. 4l8p. (Reports and documents, no.32). Available free of charge from the Union, ISBN 92-9142-020-4. Online...

Encyclopedia of Russian Women's Movements. (Russian Women's Movements).
January 1, 2002... Norma Corigliano Noonan & Carol Nechemias, eds., ENCYCLOPEDIA OF RUSSIAN WOMEN'S MOVEMENTS. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2001. 399p. glossary. bibl. index. $100.00, ISBN 0-313-30438-6. For feminism to take root in a country, it must feel...

International Women in Science: a Biographical Dictionary to 1950. (Science).
January 1, 2002... Haines, Catharine M.C. (with Helen M. Stevens), INTERNATIONAL WOMEN IN SCIENCE: A BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY TO 1950. Santa Barbara, CA ABCCLIO, 2001. 383p. $85.00, ISBN 1-57607-090-5. Marie Curie, Rosalind Franklin, Mary Leakey, and Beatrix...

Women: a Modern Political Dictionary. (Women's Movement History).
January 1, 2002... Cheryl Law, WOMEN: A MODERN POLITICAL DICTIONARY. London: I.B. Tauris, 2000. 276p. bibl. $35.00, ISBN 1-86064-502-X. Like other resourceful scholars, Cheryl Law realized she had the basis for a second book as a by-product of her doctoral...

Native American Women: a Biographical Dictionary. (Briefly Noted).
January 1, 2002... Gretchen M. Bataille & Laurie Lisa, eds., NATIVE AMERICAN WOMEN: A BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 2d ed. New York: Routledge, 2001. ill, index. $85.00, ISBN 0-415- 93020-0. When the first edition of this work appeared in 1993, published by...

Feminist Theory (II): A Bibliography. (Briefly Noted).
January 1, 2002... Joan Nordquist, comp., FEMINIST THEORY (II): A BIBLIOGRAPHY Santa Barbara: CA: Reference and Research Services, 2000. 68p. (Contemporary social issues, no. 60). $20.00, ISBN 1-892068-19-2; ISSN for the series: 0887-3577. Another of...

Daughters: For Parents of Girls 1996. (New and Newly Discovered Periodicals).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... DAUGHTERS: FOR PARENTS OF GIRLS 1996-. Ed.: Lynette Lamb. 6/yr. Subscription: $34.95/yr. ($45.00 international). ISSN: 1521-4273. P.O. Box 3820, Duluth, MN 55803-3280; phone: (218) 728-5507; fax: (218) 728-0314; email:...

A Friend Indeed 1984. (New and Newly Discovered Periodicals).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... A FRIEND INDEED 1984-. Ed.: Kathleen O'Grady. 6/yr. ISSN 0824-1961. Subscription: US$30.00/yr.; Can$ 35.00/yr. Initiatives for Women's Health Inc., 419 Graham Ave., Main Flr., Winnipeg, MB R3C OM3, Canada (in the U.S.: P.O. Box 260, Pembina, ND...

Girlcrush 2000. (New and Newly Discovered Periodicals).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... GIRLCRUSH 2000-. Founding Ed.: Anna-Kate Humphrey. New content approx. 6/yr. (issues not numbered or dated); articles from past issues also remain on the site. Free: online only. Website: http:// www.girlcrushzine.com; email:...

Jenda: a Journal of Culture and African Women Studies 2000. (New and Newly Discovered Periodicals).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... JENDA: A JOURNAL OF CULTURE AND AFRICAN WOMEN STUDIES 2000-. Co-eds.: Nkiru Nzegwu, Mojubaolu Okome, & Oyeronke Oyewumi. 3/yr. ISSN: 1530-5686. Published by Africa Resource Center, Inc. Free; online only (sign up via website to receive email...

Nikk Magasin 2001. (New and Newly Discovered Periodicals).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... NIKK MAGASIN 2001-. Ed.: Trine Lynggard. 3/yr. (first two in Scandinavian language and the third in English). Print and online (.pdf format). Free. ISSN: 1502-1521. Nordic Institute for Women's Studies and Gender Research, P.O. Box 1156,...

South Central Review: the Journal of the South Central Modern Language Association. (Special Issues of Periodicals).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... SOUTH CENTRAL REVIEW: THE JOURNAL OF THE SOUTH CENTRAL MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION v.18, nos.3-4, Fall--Winter 2001: "Whose Body: Recognizing Feminist Mystery and Detective Fiction." Guest eds.: Pamela R. Matthews & Mary Ann O'Farrell. ISSN:...

Working woman. (Ceased Publication).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... It was reported by Amy Wilentz in The Nation (Feb. 11, 2002, p.37) that WORKING WOMAN magazine "was closed by new management (a bank) last September, on its twenty-fifth annniversary. The magazine went on 'hiatus,' as the holding company that...

Dream/Girl Magazine. (Transitions).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... DREAM/GIRL MAGAZINE, reviewed in Feminist Collections v.19, no.4 (Summer 1998, p.33) has a website now, at www.dgArts.com, and lists its current subscription price as $22.95 for six issues, and its mailing address as P.O. Box 97365, Raleigh, NC...

Good Girl. (Transitions).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... GOOD GIRL, introduced in this column in the Spring/Summer 2001 issue (v.22, nos. 3-7), has a slightly changed mailing address; Box 2, 2735 Dundas St. West, Toronto, ONT M6P 1Y1, Canada.

Women and the Free Trade Area of the Americas. (Items of Note).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Calling attention to certain disadvantages women face when it comes to trade agreements, WOMEN AND THE FREE TRADE ARFA OF THE AMERICAS, by Marceline White, is free at http://fpif.org/commentary/Ol03femftaa.html. For more information, contact...

Women, Health and Action. (Items of Note).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... A fact sheet from the Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women (CRIAW) (Institut Canadian de Recherches sur les Femmes, or ICREF) targets specific topics dealing with women's health. WOMEN, HEALTH AND ACTION provides statistics...

Who's on the Line? Women in Call Centres Talk About Their Work and Its Impact on Their Health and Well-Being Gives Women Employees in the Telemarketing Field. (Items of Note).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Carol Putnam, Anne Fenety, and Charlotte Loppie have collaborated on a study that reports the effects job-related stress can have on female telemarketers' health. WHO'S ON THE LINE? WOMEN IN CALL CENTRES TALK ABOUT THEIR WORKAND ITS IMPACT ON...

Women's Economic Agenda in the 21st Century. (Items of Note).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... The Center of Concern and the International Gender and Trade Network launched the first paper in its Occasional Paper Series on Gender and Development, called WOMEN'S ECONOMIC AGENDA IN THE 21ST CENTURY. The paper, by Maria Riley, tracks why...

Wisconsin Women's Resources 2001. (Items of Note).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... WISCONSIN WOMEN'S RESOURCES 2001 is a directory of dozens of Wisconsin organizations that women may find helpful. To receive a copy of this 120-page publication, mail the Wisconsin Women's Council, 14 W. Mifflin St., Suite 103, Madison, WI...

Improving the Health of Midlife Women. (Items of Note).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... The Women's Research and Education Institute (WREI) report IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF MIDLIFE WOMEN concentrates on issues facing middle-aged women face in terms of health, health care, and careers in the health care industry. The 100-page report...

Lesbians Travel the Roads of Feminism Globally/LA Travesla De Las Mujeres Lesbianas Por El Feminismo Internacional. (Items of Note).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... From 1975 to 1995, the United Nations World Conferences for Women and related meetings have helped with "the development of lesbian feminism globally." In LESBIANS TRAVEL THE ROADS OF FEMINISM GLOBALLY/LA TRAVESLA DE LAS MUJERES LESBIANAS POR...

K. Lynn Stoner and Mario Gonzalez are making Minerva. (Items of Note).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... K. Lynn Stoner and Mario Gonzalez are making MINERVA, a historical journal by and about black women in Cuba, available on forty-five microfiche. Included in the four-part set is an essay relating Minerva's historical background, a collective...

Women and Poverty: Gender based Inequity and its Causes. (Items of Note).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Available in magazine or online in .pdf format, the publication FCNL PERSPECTIVES from the Friends Committee on National Legislation covers a wide range of important sociological and economic topics. For instance, WOMEN AND POVERTY: GENDER...

Endometriosis Association. (Items of Note).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... The ENDOMETRIOSIS ASSOCIATION recently published an informative brochure titled WHAT IS ENDOMETRIOSIS?, which describes this occasionally debilitating disease. Available from the Association at 8585 N. 76th Place, Milwaukee, WI 53223; phone:...

Heavy Girl Press Reader. (Items of Note).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Editor Kerry Daniels-Zraidi has compiled articles and essays by and about large women. The forty-two-page HEAVY GIRL PRESS RLADER contains tales that relate women's experiences in an often-too-critical world. Copies are available for $10.00;...

Women's Global Network for Reproductive Rights. (Items of Note).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... The WOMEN'S GLOBAL NETWORK FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS has published its ANNUAL REPORT 2000, which touches on the progress of the Network in its various activities. Copies are available from WGNRR, Vrolikstraat 453-D, 1092 TJ Amsterdam, The...

The Impact of Relationship Recognition on Lesbian Women in Canada: Still Separate and Somewhat "Equivalent". (Items of Note).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... A recent study in Canada reports on the unjust tax burdens the government places on lesbian couples. THE IMPACT OF RELATIONSHIP RECOGNITION ON LESBIAN WOMEN IN CANADA: STILL SEPARATE AND SOMEWHAT "EQUIVALENT" by Kathleen A. Lahey, calls...

2001-2002 Catalog of the Weea Equity Resource Center at EDC. (Items of Note).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... The 2001-2002 CATALOG of the WEEA EQUITY RESOURCE CENTER AT EDC offers fact sheets, reports, and teaching outlines designed to promote gender equity and better opportunities for girls in the classroom. For a catalog, contact the Education...

Sarah Dyer Women's Zine Collection. (Items of Note).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... What started a year ago as a small collection in the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture at Duke University has grown enormously to become one of the foremost zine collections in the U.S. Sample images from the SARAH DYER...

American Dresses, 1780-1900: Identification and Significance of 148 Extant Dresses. (Items of Note).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Dress styles during the nineteenth century are featured on an 800-page CD-ROM, AMERICAN DRESSES, 1780-1900: IDENTIFICATION AND SIGNIFICANCE OF 148 EXTANT DRESSES. Collected in part by Cornell University's professor emeritus Elise Frost McMurry,...

Briefs and full-text versions of many discussion papers from the International Food Policy Research Institute. (Items of Note).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Briefs and full-text versions of many discussion papers from the INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE are free on the Institute's website at http://www.ifpri.cgiar.org/divs/fcnd/dp.htm Here is just a sampling of the available papers:...

Engineering Development Through Gender Equality in Rights, Resources, and Voices. (Items of Note).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... The 2000 World Bank policy report ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT THROUGH GENDER EQUALITY IN RIGHTS, RESOURCES, AND VOICES provides thirty-seven pages of information pertaining to gendered economic and social issues surrounding countries in development...

The Organization of Social Science Research in Eastern and Southern Africa Gender Issue Research Report Series has produced three new reports on women and sexuality. (Items of Note).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... The Organization of Social Science Research in Eastern and Southern Africa Gender Issue Research Report Series has produced three new reports on women and sexuality: COMMUNICATION BETWEEN MOTHERS AND THEIR ADOLESCENT DAUGHTERS ON THE SUBJECT OF...

Records of Southern Plantations from Emancipants to the Great Migration. (Items of Note).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... RECORDS OF SOUTHERN PLANTATIONS FROM EMANCIPANTS TO THE GREAT MIGRATION is a microfilm collection of primary documents related to Louisiana, Alabama, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, and Florida plantation life. Included is...

Northwest Labor and Employment Law Office in Seattle. (Items of Note).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... The voices of Cuban women can be heard in THROUGH WOMEN'S EYES, a newsprint publication of EVERYWOMAN'S DELEGATION TO CUBA 2000 (connected with the Northwest Labor and Employment Law Office in Seattle). Featured articles discuss the future of...

National Academy Press. (Items of Note).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... INFORMATION FOR WOMEN ABOUT THE SAFETY OF SILICONE BREAST IMPLANTS is a thirty-page report from the Institute of Medicine. It can be ordered for $10.00 from the National Academy Press, 2101 Constitution Ave. NW, Lockbox 285, Washington, DC...

Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children. (Items of Note).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... The WOMEN'S COMMISSION FOR REFUGEE WOMEN AND CHILDREN is working hard to better the lives of Afghani, African, and Middle Eastern women and children. Presented in the Commission's 1999 Annual Report are highlights of the advancements made by...

Women's Studies Program of the University of Illinois. (Items of Note).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... The Women's Studies Program of the University of Illinois publishes a series of occasional papers that include such titles as GLOBALIZATION, GENDER AND PEDAGOGY: PROCEEDINGS OF THE JOINT OF WOMEN'S STUDIES AND SOUTH/WEST ASIAN GLOBAL STUDIES...

Books/AV recently received.
January 1, 2002... 2001 CATALYST CENSUS OF WOMEN BOARD DIRECTORS. Catalyst. Catalyst, 2001. A TO Z OF AMERICAN WOMEN IN THE PERFORMING ARTS: A BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY. Sonneborn, Liz. Facts on File, 2002. A TO Z OF AMERICAN WOMEN IN THE VISUAL ARTS: A...