NWSA '8 8 June 22-26,1988 University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota LEADERSHIP AND POWER: WOMEN'S ALLIANCES FOR SOCIAL CHANGE NWSA '88 National Women's Studies Association Tenth Annual Conference June 22-26, 1988 University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota >NWSA'88 TABLE OF CONTENTS Welcoming Letters 2-5 Thank You from the Conference Steering Committee 6-7 The National Women's Studies Association 8-11 Speak Out. 11 Delegate Assembly Information 12-14 Feminist Transformations, NWSA '89 15 Business Meetings 16-17 Conference Courtesy Statement. 18 General Conference Information 18-19 Life Members 20 NWSA Graduate Scholarship Recipients 20 Welcoming Celebration 21 Conference Summary of Events 21-25 Writing Our Worlds,Writers' Series 26-27 Women's Comedy Night 28 Concurrent Workshops 6/23/88 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m 29-33 Concurrent Workshops, 6/23/88, 11:00a.m. - 12:30 p.m 34-38 Diverse Leadership for Social Change, American Indian Women's plenary 39 Concurrent Workshops, 6/23/88, 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m 40-44 Concurrent Workshops 6/24/88, 9:00 a.m, - 10:30 a.m 45-49 Concurrent Workshops 6/24/88, 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m 50-54 Alliances for Social Change: International Voices, International Women's plenary 55 Concurrent Workshops 6/24/88, 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m 56-60 Lesbian Alliances: Combatting Heterosexism in the 80's, Lesbian plenary 61 Concurrent Workshops, 6/25/88, 12:00 noon - 1:30 p.m 62-66 Concurrent Workshops, 6/25/88, 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m 67-71 Concurrent Workshops, 6/25/88, 4:00 p.m - 5:30 p.m 72-75 Concurrent Workshops, 6/26/88,9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m 76-80 Concurrent Workshops, 6/26/88, 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m 81-85 Concurrent Workshops, 6/26/88, 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m 86-90 Book Exhibit Floor Plan 91 Exhibitor Index 92-94 Cultural Index 95-96 Take Our Pictures With You --Film Series Index 97-99 Take Our Pictures With You-Film Distributors 100 Presenter Index 101-105 1 Intwo decades of organizing women's studies programs and expanding public knowledge about feminist issues, we have learned a lot about social change. How it's done. Why it usually comes so slowly. What produces deep structural transformations. In the process, we also discovered that we needed a national organization, one of our own design which we controlled, that would insure our movement is visibility and credibility, and yet provide us with a national network and clearinghouse. So we learned something about leadership. NWSA '88 q~~~men'S studiesassociation June 22,1988 Dear NWSA Conference Participant: Last year in Atlanta, I invited many of you to celebrate NWSA's tenth anniversary as an association. This year, we have yet another historical marker to acknowledge aswe gather together at the University of Minnesota. NWSA is hosting its tenth consecutive national conference, "Leadership and Power: Women's Alliances for Social Change." We continue to learn together about power. How to get it. How to wield it. How to transform it. We have learned about power that has always been ours, and we are exploring how to use it in our modern world. We are learning about power that has always been denied us, especially political and economic power, and we are claiming it as our due. Most importantly, we have begun to ask ourselves two questions about power: power to do what? and for whom? Inasking those questions we have sought greater alliances with other women, women with whom we may share differences but through whom we discover our common heritage as women. Our plenaries on international women, American Indian women, and lesbians reflect those commonalities and those differences. Thanks to more than a year of hard work by the Minnesota conference staff, we will have five days to discuss, debate, and define leadership, power, alliances, and social change. Welcome to Minnesota as we forge our common futures together. In sisterhood, Caryn McTighe Musil National Director university of maryland, college park, maryland 20742 (301)454-3757 2 \ I NWSA '88 lID UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTATWIN CITIES Office of the President202 Morrill Hall 100 Church Street S.E. Minneapolis. Minnesota 55455 (612) 626·1616 March 21, 1988 Dear NWSAConference Participant: Welcome to Minnesota and the University of Minnesota community. The 1988 Annual Conference of the National Women1s Studies Association features the program, "Leadership and Power: Women's Alliances for Social Change." Of any body of scholars, NWSA members would already appreciate Minnesota's prominence in the history of women's rights and the contemporary development of women's issues. Both as a state and as a university, Minnesota continues to be "where the action Ls" in your field. There is a compelling irony in my welcoming this conference, representing, as I do, the university that has been party to a Federal Court consent decree that has been one of the most publicized actions affecting faculty women in American higher education. I don't want to duck that irony. We have had our problems, just like other major research universities. Just like the others, we have not solved them yet. But Minnesota, again both as a state and a university, is the kind of setting where problems are brought to light early and progressive solutions are aggressively pursued. It is not always comfortable being an early model, but that is our traditional role in social change. Minnesota is simply a good place for initiating reforms. We share the problems that call for reform, but Minnesotans are particularly good at organizing for reform, and Minnesota institutions are traditionally responsive. The University of Minnesota has just completed a comprehensive planning process, setting academic priorities for 1988-1993. I am pleased to assure you that explicit goals and responsibilities for affirmative action and equal opportunity are among the most important priorities, and that Women's Studies can look forward to a healthy future in the University of Minnesota. Sincerely, ~~~ Richard J. Sauer Interim President RJsjcb 3 NWSA '88 roc amation The TwinCities of Minneapolis 0&ainl Paul WHEREAS, one decade ago the National Womenls Studies Association was founded as the only national professional association of feminist educators in colleges, universities, and community-based organizations; and \ \ \ \ WHEREAS, it ;s incumbent upon our society to recognize and encourage awareness and growth through the development of leadership skills; and WHEREAS, the National Womenls Studies Association recognizes this need and, as such, is dedicated to promoting linkages between educational institutions and the non- academic corrmunity by sponsoring annual conferences which address concerns of women of d iff erent rae; a1. class and ethnic backgrounds; and WHEREAS, thi s year's tenth annua 1 ~at tone 1 Women' s Studies Association conference, lILeadership and Power: Women's A 11 iances for Soc ia1 Change," (co-sponsored by the University of Minnesota) provides opportunities to contribute on a local, national and international level; and NOW, THEREFORE, We, Donald M. Fraser, Mayor of the City of Minneapolis, and George Latimer, Mayor of the City of Saint Paul, welcome the National Women's Studies Association to the Twin Cities and do hereby declare June 22-26, 1966 as NATIONAl WOMEN'S STUDIES ASSOCIATION WEEK in the Twin Cities ~[g~~~~~~~::'-<:::=::~na'd M.Fraser Mayor of Minneapolis NWSA'88 WHEREAS; The Nntional \Vomen's Studies Association was founded. in 1977 to further the development of women's studies; and ",HEREAS; Women's studies has resunec in greater lUlderstanding of women's secret ana intellectual contributions and has developed new and challenging courses and curricula at every educational level; and WHEREAS: The Notional Women's Studies Association has encouraged the expansion of academic curricula and community-based projects to heighten ol'oreness of gender roles and to challenge stereotyping by sex, race, national origin, age, physical Qui/ities (lnd religion; and WHEREAS; The tenth annual conference of the Notional Women's SWdles Association titled "Leadership and Power; Women's Alliances [or Social Change," will f'OCUlJ on examining women's differences and 'IIllrious blIckgroullds in order ro promote personal leadership and social change; and WIfEREAS: The Notional Women's Studies Assoclation will hold its annual conference from June 22-26, 1988 at the University of Minnesota campus, providing the opportunity for Minnesota citf zena to participate fully in the development of women's studies programs; NOW, THEREFORE, I, Rudy Perpich, Governor of the State of Minllesata, do hereby proclaim June 20-26. 1988 to be WOMEN'S STUDIES WEEK in Minnesota. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, 1 haw nereeuc set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State or Mifl1\esota to be affixed at tile Stote Capitol this aacond day of March in the year of our Lord one thalUla'ld nine hwldred and eighty- eight. and of the State the one hundred thirtieth. SECREfARY OF STATE 5 NWSA '88 THANK YOU FROM THE CONFERENCE STEERING COMMITTEE The annual conference of NWSA provides the major forum for exchanging information and ideas about indi- vidual women's struggles and achievements, feminist scholarship and women's movements toward social jus- tice. Working within a committee structure of paid staff, community volunteers and university professors and administrators, the planners of "Leadership and Power: Women's Al1iances for Social Change" have built a coali- tion of many different women. We believe that in build- ing alliances, we create powerful vehicles for both indi- vidual and institutional change. We hope that this 1988 program offers you an exciting and challenging array of issues and perspectives. It has been our goal throughout the two years of planning this conference, to not only forge connections now, but to establish ongoing coali- tions that wiII carry on beyond these days together. We want to recognize the Central Administration of the University ofMinnesota for their financial support which allowed us to employ five graduate research assistants. We especial1y want to thank the Department of Profes- sional Development and Conference Services at the Uni- versity of Minnesota for their professional expertise, hospitality, and unshakable belief in doing a women's conference of this size. II I 1\ To al1of you whose names appear on the fol1owing page, the 1988 NWSA conference Steering Commi ttee wishes you a hearty THANK YOU for devoting time and energy to this event. This list includes the core committees and their members who have assisted in the planning of "Leadership and Power: Women's Alliances for Social Change." However, the program book went to press weeks before the beginning of the conference so, to al1of you whose names do not appear, we know we could not have persisted without you. In sisterhood, NWSA '88 Steering Committee I I Judith Hence SophroniaLiu Pam Marshal1 Jessica Morgan Naomi Scheman Anne Truax Lisa Albrecht Sherrole Benton Rose Brewer Alicia Del Campo Sal1yM. Gordon Lori Graven 6 ACADEMIC CREDIT LisaAlbrecht Sue Lindoo AnneTruax AMERICAN INDIAN PLENARY Margaret PeakeRaymond,Chair Carolyn Bordeaux Janice Command SharonDay Patricia Hobot SophroniaLiu ShellyMcintire BeverlyCadotteOwen Rose Robinson ElaineSalinas Gloria Skeel Mona Smith Staff at the Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center Annette VanDyke Laura Waterman Wittstock Vemell Wabasha Wanda Wayaus flo wiger BOOK EXHIBIT Kris Hoover,Chair Kathleen Remund CHILD CARE Patricia Finstad Mary Leinfelder Verlyn Smith GraceUniversity Lutheran Church COMMUNITY HOUSING AliciaDelCampo Becky Kroll Linnea Stenson PegPlab United Ministries Center COMMUNITY OUTREACH COMMITTEE Judith Hence,Chair SusanCahn Ora Hokes Sophronia Uu Pam Marshall Eva Olson Pamela Young Sabathani Community Center CULTURAL EVENTS RisaMorgan,Co-Chair Deb Parks,Co-Chair Catherine Lupori ElizabethWrobleski SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ShirleyAppleby Margotlmdieke Sue Kroeger Pam Marshall, Chair Students for Equal Access FILM jaquelyn Zita, Chair Margaret King KayCooper Lynne Kline Mark Crownhart [enni Olson Cheryl Dieterman Carol Starky judy Gaston Carolyn Wahrman Sandy Jones Mary Weiland FUNDING SOURCES AND DONATIONS First Banks Otto Bremer Foundation Caroline B. Rose Memorial Women's Fund Humanities Commission Minnesota Women"s Fund Professional Development and Conference Services Elizabeth C. Quinlan Foundation Twin Cities Women's Directory University of Minnesota, Central Administration, Minnesota GENERAL SUPPORT OF CONFERENCE Fred Amram Sharon Roe Anderson Maggie Arzdorf-Schulle Roger Benjamin jean Bjorgen Diane Clayton Susan Coultrap-McQuinn Ruthie M. Dallas Sara Evans Sally Flax Arvonne Fraser Linda Jones Barbara Knudson Mary Litscheim Fred Lukerman Toni McNaron Marsha Neff Gerri Perrault Paula Rabinowitz Theresa Robinson Karen Ruth Dale Schatzlein School of Journalism Mary Ann Yodelis Smith Barbara Stuhler Tom Trow flo wiger Rabbi Irvin Wise GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANTS Sherrole Benton Alicia Del Campo Marian Douglas Sophronia Liu Pam Marshall Linnea Stenson GRANTS AND FUNDING Anne Truax, Chair Carla Bates Evelyn La Bode Sophronia Liu Pam Marshall Linda Webster HISTORIAN Jessica Morgan INTERNATIONAL PLENARY Becky Swanson Kroll, Chsir Alicia Del Campo Carla Bates Susan Geiger Betty Bergland Amy Kaminsky KayCastonguay Sophronia Liu Barbara Crosby Barbara Lobodzinska-Lien Heidrun Suhr INTERNS Deborah Elliston Kathleen Fremouw Cherrene Horazuk Pat Kemeny Marianne Kennedy Sue Rowland NWSA '88 LESBIAN PLENARY Pam Marshall, Chair Lisa Albrecht Carla Bates Susan Bernick Tem Carver Patti Christensen Rosemary Curb Sharon Day Cindy Gjestrum Karen Gray Suzanne Hyers Toni McNaron NWSA Lesbian Caucus Susan Pollock Annette Van Dyke LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS Lori Graven, Chair Barbara Gallo Sally Gordon LOGO DESIGN Leslie Bowman LOW INCOME SCHOLARSHIPS Lois Helmbold, Chair Sally Gordon Pat Carter Judith Hence Pat Clark Helen Moore Gloria Gay Linnea Stenson MINNESOTA WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP Judith Hence, Chair Farris Bell Nora Hall Kyoko Katayama Anne Truax NATIONAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE Elinor Lerner, Chair Lorraine Ironplow Bonita Hampton Lynn Gangone Diana Brandi Pat Clarke Diane Finnerty Pat O'Reilly Lisa Albrecht Rosemary Curb Sophronia Liu Tania Ramalha Lois Helmbold Wilma Beaman PROGRAM COMMITTEE, MINNESOTA Rose Brewer, Co-Chair Lisa Albrecht, Co-Chair Terri Carver Sharon Day Judith Hence Becky Kroll Sophronia Liu PUBLICITY Ann Veverica, Chair Marilyn Benton Sherrole Benton Marian Douglas Linda Ellinger Ann Gerike CorinKagan Maribeth Kraus Elinor Lerner Carolyn Russel Denise Tabot WRITERS' SERIES Lisa Albrecht Amy Draeger Maggie Kazel WOMEN'S STUDIES Waliya Flowers 7 NWSA '88 THE NATIONAL WOMEN'S STUDIES ASSOCIATION The Preamble to the revised Constitution of the National Women's Studies Association (NWSA) reads as follows: The National Women's Studies Association was [ormed tofurther the social, political, and professional development of Women's Studies throughout the country and the world at every educational level, and in every educational setting. To this end, this organization is commit- ted to being a forum conducioe to dialogue and collective action among women dedicated to feminist education and change. Women's Studies owes its existence to the motement for the liberation of women; the feminist movement exists because women are oppressed. Women's Studies, diverse as its components are, has at best shared a vision of a world free from sexism and racism. Freedom from sexism by necessity must include a commitment to freedom from national chauvinism, dass and ethnic bias, anti-Semitism as directed against both Arabs and Jews, ageism, and heterosexual bias-from all the ideologies and institutions that haoe consciously or unconsciously oppressed and exploited some for the advantage of others. The development of Women' s Studies in thepast decade and the remarkable proliieration a/programs that necessitated this Association is ahistory of creative struggle to evolve knowledge, theory, pedagogy, and organ- izational models appropriate to that vision. Women's Studies is the educational strategy of a breakthrough in consciousness and knowledge. This uniqueness of Women's Studies has been and remains its refusal to accept sterile divisions between academy and community, between the growth of the mind and the health of the body, between intellect and passions, between the individ- ual and society. Women's Studies, then, is equipping women not only to enter society as whole and productive human beings, but to transform the world to one tMt will be free of all oppression. This constitution r""!firms that commitment. NWSA, founded in 1977, is a grass-roots organization that draws its membership from all fifty states and abroad. Each U.S. member is also a member of one of the twelve regional associa- tions, each represented on the National Coordinating Council. Members may also choose to affiliate with any of the eleven recognized caucuses of the Association. These caucuses are represented on the Coordinating Council and meet during the annual conference to plan special projects for their members and the Association. NWSA also has thirteen task forces organ- ized to address a specific, focused issue. NWSA policy is set by the Delegate Assembly which meets at the annual conference. Delegates are elected by the members of each region and caucus to represent them at the Assembly. Policies set by the Delegate Assembly are implemented by the Coordinating Council and the staff of the National Office. The Coordinating Council elects a Steering Committee to serve in an administrative capacity within its biannual meetings. The National Director, appointed by the Coordinating Council, is the year-round executive officer of the Association. The NWSA National Office serves as an information and refer- ral center for members and the general public to answer ques- tions related to women's studies activities, make feminist edu- cational concerns visible, and further extend the Association's networks. It also produces educational resources through books, monographs, and audio and video tapes. The office is 8 located at the University of Maryland, College Park,Maryland 20742-1325, telephone (301) 454-3757. NWSA offers networking and support for teachers,administra- tors, and students in elementary and secondary schools and in the more than 500 women's studies programs in colleges and universities across the United States. The Association has identified qualified reviewers to serve as external evaluators for women's studies departments and programs under institu- tional review. NWSA prepares a biannual directory of Women' s Studies programs in V.S. colIeges and universities. Copies are available for $3.00 from the NWSA National Office. Please use the information on the following page to contact members of the Coordinating Council, Steering Committee, or National Office. SCHOLARSHIPS NWSA administers three graduate scholarships: two Pergamon Press-NWSA Graduate Scholarships in Women's Studies and one Naiad Press-NWSA Grad uate Scholarship in Lesbian Stud- ies. In 1987,NWSA also initiated an annual $1,000prize for the best manuscript inWomen's Studies which will bepublished by the University of Illinois Press. NWSA MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION NWSA membership is for the calendar year, January 1through December 31. Members receive our quarterly newsletter, NWSAction, an opportunity to subscribe to various feminist journals and periodicals at up to a 50 percent discount, a membership directory, and a Women's Studies Program Directory. Membership in NWSA includes membership in the regional associations and, if desired, in the caucuses and task forces. Some regions, caucuses, or task forces find it necessary to also request nominal dues to defray the costs of newsletters and other activities. Individual membership is available to students, researchers, teachers at every educational level, program staff and administrators, and those involved in feminist education and organization in the community. Group membership ($75 annually) is available to Women's Studies Programs, community projects, centers and organiza- tions. This fee includes one free set of NWSA mailing labels and one annual conference registration at the member rate. Membership in NWSA represents a contribution to the work of the Association as well as furthering the social, political, and professional develpment of Women's Studies in every educa- tional setting. No person or group shall be excluded from membership because of inability to pay. Dues are set on a sliding scale and participation is welcome in whatever form and to whatever extent is possible. The actual cost to the Association for each member is $42. Membership dues, sliding scale: __ $10 __ $SO Supporting __ $25 $75 Sustaining__ $40 - NWSA '88 NWSA NATIONAL OFFICE, STEERING COMMITTEE AND COORDINATING COUNCIL NWSA JOURNAL MaryJo Wagner, Editor OSUi Women's Studies 2rJl Dulles Hall 230 W.17th Avenue Columbus, OH 43210 African-American Women Brenda Verner 7319 S. Luella Chicago, IL 60649 Mary D. Taylor, All 1227 Cannon Memphis, TN 38106 NWSA NATIONAL OFFICE University of Maryland College Park, MD 2rJl42-1325 (301) 454-3757 NWSA WOMEN'S STUDIES PROGRAM DIREcrORY Beth Stafford University of illinois-Library 1408 W. Gregory Drive Urbana,IL 61801 Carol Combs, Administrative Coordinator Sally M. Gordon, National Conference Director Vicki Kelch, Development Officer Mary Ann Kelley, Membership Services Theresa Lareneng, Office Assistant Caryn McTighe Musil, National Director Sharon Neufeld, Office Manager Joann Speer, Office Assistant NWSAction Carol Combs, Editor NWSA University of Maryland College Park, MD 2rJl42 1988 Conference Steering Committee Usa Albrecht Pam Marshall Sherrole Benton Jessica Morgan Rose Brewer Risa Morgan Alicia Del Campo Deb Parks Sally M. Gordon Naomi Scheman Lori Graven Linnea Stenson Judith Hence Anne Truax Becky Swanson Kroll Ann Veverka Sophronia Liu NWSA STEERING COMMITTEE CHAIR PatGozemba English Department Salem State Salem, MA 01970 SECRETARY Organizational Management Marlene Longenecker 207 Dulles Hall 230 West 17th Avenue Ohio State Univ. Columbus,OH 43210-1311 1989 Conference Planning Committee Sara Coulter Elaine Hedges TREASURER Finance Barbara Taylor Off. of Human Relations Univ. of Arkansas 300 Admin. Bldg. Fayetteville, AR 72701 CAUCUSES Public Relations/Marketing Personnel Bonita Hampton Women's Studies Program SUNY - Buffalo 1010 Clemens Hall Buffalo, NY 14261 Community College Mary Davidson Columbia-Greene Comm. College Box 1000 Hudson, NY 12534 Carolyn Patton, Alt. Dalton Jr. College Dalton, GA 30720 Development Eleanor Hinton Hoytt Barbara Matthews, Alt. 220 W. Boynton Beach Blvd. Boynton Beach, FL 33435 Disability Mary Ellen Brady 8332-B Woodland Millersville, MD 21100 Personnel Polities Karen Rudolph 473 W. Dana SI. MI. View, CA 94041 NATIONAL DIRECTOR Caryn NcTighe Musil NWSA National Office University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742-1325 Jewish Women joy Livingston 56 Pomeroy Street Burlington, VT 05401 Marilyn Mesh 818 N.E. 7th Place Gainesville, FL 32601 ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR Carol Combs NWSA National Office University of Maryland CoIlege Park, MD 20742-1325 Lesbian Rosemary Curb Rollins College Winter Park, FL 32789 9 NWSA '88 Poor and Working Class Women Karena Myers Lois Helmbold, All. 120 W. 44th St., #902 Women's Studies New York, NY 10036 301 Campbe1l Hall University of California Berkeley, CA 94720 Pre K·12 Educators Lynn Gangone Dean of Students Centenary College 400 jefferson Street Hackettstown, Nj 07840 Program Administrators Marilyn Hoder-Salmon Women's Studies Center Florida Internat. Univ. Tamiami, FL 33199 Student Michelle Brodsky Hopkins A - Smith College Northampton, MA 01063 Karen D. Hayes, All. 118 Redwood Columbia, MO 652l:B Women's Center/Services Alice Miller Women's Center of Brooklyn College 227 New Ingersoll Brooklyn, NY 11210 Women of Color julialynne Walker P.O. Box 111273 Memphis, 1N 38111 Rose M. Sloan, All. P.O. Box 42151 Atlanta, GA 30011 Tania Ramalho Women's Studies, 05U 207 Dulles Hall 230 W. 17th A venue Columbus, OH 43210-1311 TASK FORCES Academic Discrimination Patricia O'Reilly, Chair 361 Bryant Avenue Cincinnati, OH 45220 Aging and Ageism Ann Gerike 3215 Columbus Avenue, S. Minneapolis, MN 55407 Anti-Apartheid BarbaraScott 7201 S. Paxton Chicago, IL 66049 10 Uz Schons, Alt. P.O. Box 159 Wirtz, VA 24184 Patty Reagen, Alt. Women's Studies, Univ. of Utah 217 Building 44 Salt Lake City, UT 84112 Karena Myers 120 W. 44th St., #902 New York, NY 10036 Cathy Burack, Alt. Women's Center Univ. of Missouri-St. Louis 8001 Natural Bridge Rd. 51. Louis, MO 63121 Alice Yun Chai Women's Studies University of Hawaii Honolulu, HI 96822 Eto- Wi-Sa T. Riley 1256 Eastland Road Atlanta, GA 30016 Virginia Cyrus, Treasurer 159 Windsor Avenue Southampton, PA 18966 • Elizabeth Mark 7307 Stafford Road Alexandria, VA 22307 Asian and Asian-American Women Sophronia Liu Chi Kwan Ho English Department (CMSE) Room 1134 University of Minnesota Engineering Building Minneapolis, MN 55455 Univ. of Maryland College Park, MD 20742 ChicanaILatina Women Gloria Romero Women's Studies Dept. San Diego St. Univ. San Diego, CA 92115 Environmental Barbara Harmony Route 3, Box 720 Eureka Springs, AR 72632 Feminist Scholarship Sandy Coyner Women's Studies Eisenhower Hall, KSU Manhattan, KS 66506 Indigenous and Native American Women Grace Smith P.O. Box 1178 Winslow, AZ 86047 International Virginia Cyrus 159 Windsor Avenue Southampton, PA 18966 Librarians Donna Wells Photo Archives Gallaudet University 800 Florida Avenue Washington, DC 20018 Peace Rita Kissen Dept. of English Anspach Hall Central Mich. Univ. Mt. Pleasant, MI48859 Science and Technology Marl Haddox Dept. of Pharmacology Univ. of Texas Medical School Houston, TX 77225 Small Feminist Presses! Publishers linda Gardiner Wellesley College Center for Research on Women Wellesley, MA 02181 Teacher Education Barbara Gerber RD. #7, Box 268 P Owego,1fY13126 Kathy Brooks 1160Mesa Vista Hall Univ.ofNewMexico Albuquerque, NM 87131 Alice Yun Chai Women's Studies Univ. of Hawaii Honolulu, HI 96822 Faith Conlon c/o Seal Press 3131 Western Avenue, Ste. 410 Seattle, WA 98121-1028 NWSA '88 REGIONS Great Lakes Usa Albrecht General College 106 Nicholson Hall University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN 55455 Mid Atlantic Elinor Lerner Sociology Department Stockton State College Pomona, NJ 08240 Midwest Helen A. Moore 3809 Apple Street Lincoln, NE 68503 THE SPEAK OUT NWSA wants to hear from conference participants through informal as well as more formal ses-sions. The Speak Out is designed as a kind of town meeting, a place where each of us can raise issues, large or small, that are important for NWSA to address. The Speak Out is scheduled for June 24, 1988 between 6:15 p.m and 7:15 p.m in the Mississippi Room of Coffman Union. New England Eleanor Vander Haegen Sociology Dept. Keene State College Keene, NH 03431 Members of the Coordinating Council will be present at theSpeak Out to hear and to participate in the debates and discussions resulting from conference participants who bring their concerns and suggestions to the floor. CC members are part of this dialogue, since it is their responsibility to carry out the mandate of the Delegate Assembly in relation to NWSA policy. The goal is continued improvement in communication between thosewho have genuine concerns about NWSA and those who are responsible year- round for implementing the Association's policies. New York Pat Oarke Women's Studies SUNY - New Paltz New Paltz, NY 12561 North Central Pat Carter Women's Studies Univ. of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH 45210-1311 Northern CalliomialHawaii Karen RUdolph 473 W. Dana Street Mt. View, CA 94041 Northwest Kathryn Anderson Women's Studies Program W. Washington University Bellingham, WA 98225 Pacific Southwest Loralee MacPike Dept. of English Calif. State Univ .• 58 San Bernadino, CA 92407 Rocky Mountain/Southwest Jodi Wetzel Inet. for Women's Studies Services Metropolitan St. Coll. Box 36, 1006l1th Street Denver, CO 80204 South Central Nuala Archer Women's Studies Poetry-Creative Writing Okalhoma State Univ., Monill Hall Stillwater, OK 74078 Southeast Emily Seelbinder Box '7344 Reynolda Station Winston-Salem, N 2n 09 11 NWSA '88 DELEGATE ASSEMBLY INFORMATION HOW TO MAKE THE DELEGATE ASSEMBLY WORK FOR YOU: HELPFUL INFORMATION FOR DELEGATES The Delegate Assembly (DA) is held during each national conference to establish working priorities for the coming year and to determine general NWSA positions on various issues. The DA meets in two sessions on two consecutive days. Delega tes receive an outline of the procedures used in the Assembly as well as copies of all reports and proposed Resolutions and Recommendations. Delegates should come to East LobbyofCoffman Union to receive their voting credentials between 6:00p.m. and 7:00 p.m. on Friday, June 24, 1988, or between 7:45a.m, and 8:45 a.m, on Saturday, June 25, 1988. The DA Orientation is scheduled to be in the Coffman Union Mississippi Room on Saturday, June 25, 1988, between 8:00 a.m, and 9:00 a.m, The first Delegate Assembly meeting is from 1:00p.m. until 5:00p.m., Saturday, June 25,1988, in the Coffman Union Mississippi Room. In the first session the delegates will meet for orientation to the DA process and the presentation of the budget report, they will then divide into small groups which will each consider a group of proposed Resolutions and Recommendations to the Coordinating Council (CO. At their second meeting, any remaining work in the small groups will be completed and the entire DA will meet 1) to vote on the budget report, 2) to vote on a Consent CalendarconsistingofResolutionsandRecommendations placed on it by the small groups, and 3) to discuss and vote on all remaining Resolutions and Recommendations. The second meeting of the Delegate Assembly is Sunday, June 26, 1988 between 9:00 a.m, and 11:00 a.m. in the Coffman Union Mississippi Room. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A RESOLUTION AND A RECOMMENDATION? A RESOLUTION is an expression of concerns or principles; it does not require any action beyond writing a letter, sending a telegram, or some similar gesture. Example: a resolution to send greetings to the women attending the International Conference in Nairobi. A RECOMMENDA nON to the Coordinating Council, if adopted, directs the Coordinating Coun~il (CO to develop policies, procedures, or plan~ o~a~tion; It may involve a commitment of the ASSOCIations resources 12 either in money or in the time ofNational Officepersonnel orCC members. Examples: Recommendations that 1) the Coordinating Council establish an award for significant contributions to feminist education, or 2) that the NWSA Journal publish responses to the National Commission reports on public education. HOW TO PROPOSE A RESOLUTION OR RECOMMENDATION For your convenience, a form for proposed Resolutions and Recommendations is included in the program book for you to tear out or duplicate. Resolutions and Recommendations may be turned in on June 24, 1988 between 6:15 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. in the East Lobby of Coffman Union and on June 25, 1988 between 7:45a.m, and 8:45 a.m. in the East Lobby of Coffman Union. When you hand in either a Resolution or a Recommendation, you need to provide 200copies for DA members. If you have questions about the procedures, speak to someone at the NWSA membership table in the Coffman Union registration area before the finaldeadline. When submitting a Resolution or Recommendation, sponsors should carefully consider: Cost: This is especially important in the case of Recommendations. How much will it cost to implement? For what will the money be used? Who is to pay it? Even if the costs are very small, it is important to state them, so that the delegates can judge whether it is feasible for NWSA to take on the project. Because NWSA's fiscal year began October 1,our budget is already in place with financial commitments to meet current and projected needs. These circumstances make it especially important for sponsors of Recommenda tions to carefully consider the financial requirements of proposals as well as possible outside funding sources for proposed projects. Responsibility for Implementation: If the sponsorts) of a Resolution or Recommendation are not designated as the people who will do the work, who is todo it? Has the proposal been discussed with that person? Timetable for Implementation: When does the work have to be done? When must it be completed (by the next national conference, before an election, etc.)? Specific Information Needed: Have you included the names, addresses, phone numbers, locations, etc., that will be needed for this Resolution or Recommendation to be carried ou t? • :~ NWSA '88 RESOLUTION/RECOMMENDATION FORM This is a Resolution Reconunendation Number --------- Pleasedo not leave any blanks. Please answer all questions. Formore information about submitting Resolutionsand Recommendations, please read the Delegate Assembly Information section in the program book. 1. Subject or title of Resolution or Recommendation _ 2. Sponsor Caucus, Region or Individual _ Name of delegate who will present Resolution or Recommendation (AUDelegates must be individual members of NWSA for 1988) Permanent home addresss of delegate representing Resolution or Recommendation Name _ Address _ City State ________ Zip _ Day Telephone _ Evening Telephone _ 3. BUDGET: total cost of implementation: ,,$ _ Salaries $ _ Materials$ _ Telephone $ _ Postage$ _ Printing $ _ Other $ _ Please specify other costs. _ 4. DONATED TIME REQUIRED _ Contributions 'of Material Required _ 5. WHO WILL DO REQUIRED WORK? (please list name and address) Name _ Address _ City State _________ Zip _ Day Telephone _ Evening Telephone _ 13 6. WHEN WILL THE WORK BEDONE (timetable): _ (Over Please) pNWSA '88 7. FULL TEXT OF RESOLUTION OR RECOMMENDATION (attach additional sheets as needed) 14 NWSA '88 The National Women's Studies Association announces its Eleventh Annual Conference FEMINIST TRANSFORMATIONS Towson State University Baltimore, Maryland June 14-18, 1989 EXPLORING FEMINIST TRANSFORMATIONS THROUGH FEMINIST EDUCATION IN: + the classroom + the community + ourselves Towson State University: rated in the top three public, coeducational institutions for programming and services for women by Everywoman' s Guideto Collegesand Universities + leader in women's studies curriculum transformation project + ranked one of ten top comprehensive universities in the East in 1988 by Il.S. News & World Report + lovely suburban campus. Baltimore: a thriving and diverse feminist community with a long history of feminist activity + bustling downtown inner harbor featuring the National Aquarium and many other attractions + seafood + 45minutes to Washington, D.C. sites + Close proximity to Atlantic ocean resorts. ALL OF USWILL BE THERE DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING PROPOSALS IS OCTOBER 14, 1988 15 NWSA '88 Academic Discrimination Iun 22, 1988, 5:00 p.m. - 6:00p.m. Centennial Dining Room jun 24, 1988, 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Centennial Dining Room African-American Women's Caucus [un 23, 1988, 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Mayo Auditorium jun 24, 1988, 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Centennial Dining Room Aging and Ageism Task Force jun 23, 1988, 6:00 p.m. -7:00 p.m. Centennial Dining Room ]un 25, 1988, 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Centennial Dining Room Anti-Apartheid Task Force [un 22, 1988, 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Centennial Dining Room Iun 23, 1988, 7:00 am. - 8:00 a.m. Centennial Dining Room [un 24, 1988, 6:00 p.m. -7:00 p.m. Centennial Dining Room Asian and Asian-American Women's Task Force jun 24, 1988, 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Coffman Union Women's Lounge Iun 25, 1988, 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Centennial Dining Room ChicanaILatina Task Force jun 23, 1988, 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Centennial Dining Room [un 24, 1988, 6:00 p.m. -7:00 p.m. Centennial Dining Room Community College Caucus Iun 22, 1988, 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Centennial Dining Room [un 24, 1988, 6:00 p.m. -7:00 p.m. Centennial Dining Room Coordinating Council Iun 21, 1988, 1:30 p.m. -5:30 p.m. Nolte 140 Ioo 21, 1988, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Nolte 140 Ioo 22, 1988, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon Nolte 140 Ioo 22, 1988, 1:30 p.m. -3:30 p.m. Nolte 140 Ioo 25, 1988, 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 a.m. Coffman Union Women's Lounge Ioo 26, 1988, 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Nolte 140 Ioo 27, 1988, 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Nolte 140 16 BUSINESS MEETINGS Credenlialing jun 24, 1988, 6:00 p.m. -7:00 p.m. Coffman Union East Lobby jun 25, 1988, 7:45 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. Coffman Union East Lobby Delegate Assembly jun 25, 1988, 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Coffman Union Mississippi Room [un 26, 1988, 9:00 a.m. -11:00 e.m. Coffman Union Mississippi Room Delegate Assembly Orientation jun 25, 1988, 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Coffman Union Mississippi Disabled Women's Caucus [un 22, 1988, 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Centennial Dormitory Dining Room [un 23, 1988, 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Centennial Dormitory Dining Room Environmental Task Force [un 22, 1988, 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Coffman Union 353 [un 24, 1988, 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Centennial Dormitory Dining Room Iun 26, 1988,3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Nolte Library Feminist Scholarship Iun 22, 1988,3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Coffman Union 355 [un 25, 1988, 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Centennial Dormitory Dining Room Great Lakes [un 22, 1988, 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Health Science Unil2-120/130 [un 25, 1988, 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Health Science Unit F 2-120/130 Indigenous and Native American Women's Task Force [un 23, 1988, 6:00 p.m. -7:00 p.m. Centennial Dormitory Dining Room [un 24, 1988, 11:00 a.m. -12:30 p.m. Coffman Union Women's Lounge International Task Force Ioo 23, 1988, 6:00 p.m. -7:00 p.m. Centennial Dormitory Dining Room Ioo 24, 1988, 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Centennial DOrmitory Dining Room Jewish Women's Caucus Jun 23, 1988, 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Centennial DOrmitory Dining Room Ioo 24, 1988, 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Centennial DOrmitory Dining Room Lesbian Caucus [un 22, 1988, 3:00 p.m. - 400p.m. Coffman Union Theater [un 23,1988,11:00 a.m. -12:30p.m. Coffman Union Women's Lounge Librarians Task Force [un 23, 1988,7:00 a.m. - 8:00a.m. Centennial Dormitory Dining Room jun 24, 1988, 6:00 p.m. - 7:00p.m. Centennial Dormitory Dining Room Mid-Atlantic Iun 22, 1988, 4:00 p.m. - 5:00p.m. Moos 2-154 jun 25, 1988, 8:00 a.m. - 9:00a.m. Moos 2-154 Midwest /00 22, 1988, 4:00 p.m. - 5:00p.m. Mayo 125 Jon 25, 1988, 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Mayo 125 New England jun 22, 1988, 4:00 p.m. - 5:00p.m. Moos 2-629 Jun 25, 1988, 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Moos 2-629 New York [un 22, 1988, 4:00 p.m. - 5:00p.m. Moos 2-620 jun 25, 1988,8:00 a.m. - 9:00a.m. Moos 2-620 North Central [un 22, 1988, 4:00 p.m. - 5:00p.m. Coffman Union Ski-U-MOO Lounge [un 25, 1988,8:00 a.m. - 9:00a.m. Coffman Union Ski-U-MOO Lounge Northern California/Hawaii [un 22, 1988,4:00 p.m. - 5:00p.m. Moos 2-146 jun 25, 1988, 8:00 a.m. - 9:00a.m. Moos 2-146 Northwest Iun 22, 1988,4:00 p.m. - 5:00p.m. Health Science Unit F 2-165 Jun 25, 1988,8;00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Health Science Unit F 2-165 Pacific Southwest Iun 22, 1988, 4:00 p.m. - 5:00p.m. Moos 2-676/680 Jun 25, 1988, 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Moos 2-676/680 ··------------------------IIIIIi!PN Peace Task Force Jun 22, 1988, 5:DO p.m. - 6:DO p.m. Coffman Union 354 Jun 23, 1988, 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 am. Centennial Dormitory Dining Room Poor and Working Class Women's Caucus Jun 24, 1988, 6:DO p.m. -7:DO p.m. Centennial Dormitory Dining Room [un 25, 1988, 7:DO a.m. - 8:DO a.m. Centennial Dormitory Dining Room Problem Solving Meeting for COCO Reps Jun 26, 1988, 7:DO am. - 8:00 a.m. 'Centennial DOrmitory Dining Room Program Administrators' Caucus lun 23, 1988, 6:DO p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Centennial Dormitory Dining Room Jun 25, 1988, 7:DO a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Centennial Dormitory Dining Room Regional Coordinators Jun 24, 1988, 7:DO a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Centennial Dormitory Dining Room Resolutions and Recommendations [un 24, 1988, 6:15 p.m. -7:15 p.m. Coffman Union East Lobby [un 25, 1988, 7:45 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. Coffman Union East Lobby Rocky Mountain Southwest Jun 22, 1988, 4:DO p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Health Science Unit F 2-163 Iun 25, 1988, 8:DO a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Health Science Unit 2-163 Science and Technology Task Force Iun 23, 1988, 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 am. Centennial Dormitory Dining Room Jun 24, 1988, 6:00 p.m. -7:00 p.m. Centennial DOrmitory Dining Room Small Feminist Press/Publisher Task Force Jun 22, 1988, 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Centennial Dormitory Dining Room Jun 23, 1988, 6:00 p.m. -7:00 p.m. Centennial Dormitory Dining Room South Central Jun 22, 1988, 4:DO p.m. - 5:00p.m. Moos 2-633 Jun 25, 1988, 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 am. Moos 2-633 BUSINESS MEETINGS Southeast [un 22, 1988, 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Moos 2-672 jun 25, 1988, 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Moos 2-672 Speak Out Jun 24, 1988, 6:15 p.m. -7:15 p.m. Coffman Union Mississippi Room Steering Committee Jun 20, 1988, 1:00 p.m. - 6:00p.m. Nolte Library Jun 21, 1988, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon Nolte Library Jun 27, 1988, 2:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Nolte 140 Student Caucus [un 23, 1988, 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Centennial Dormitory Dining Room [un 24, 1988, 6:00 p.m. -7:00 p.m. Centennial Dormitory Dining Room Teacher Education Task ForcelPre K-12 Caucus Jun 22, 1988, 3:00 p.m. - 4:00p.m. Coffman Union 306 Jun 23, 1988, 6:00 p.m. -7:00 p.m. Centennial Dormitory Dining Room Women of Color Caucus [un 23, 1988, 9:00 a.m. -10:30 a.m. Coffman Union Women's Lounge Jun 25, 1988, 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Centennial Dormitory Dining Room Women's Center/Services Caucus Jun 24, 1988, 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Centennial Dormitory Dining Room Jun 25, 1988, 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Centennial Dormitory Dining Room NOTES NWSA '88 17 NWSA '88 CONFERENCE COURTESY STATEMENT Our coming together at "Leadership and Power: Women's Alliances for Social Change," is an attempt to create a conference community that will develop new understandings of each others' lives and experiences. Within this community, let us acknowledge conflicting perspectives and values openly and without rancor. At times this may be painful, at other times joyful, but at all times we hope our connections can be made with respect and patience. GENERAL CONFERENCE INFORMATION ART EXHIBITS Dark Lady Dreaming: Quilts and DraWings by Amy Cordova an exhibition of 35 quilts and drawings by Amy Cordova, an artist of American Indian, Hispanic and European background. The show is brilliantly colorful and clearly rooted in Cordova's cultural heritage, Bell Museum Nash Gallery will exhibit work from WARM, Women's Art Registry of Minnesota. BANKING FACILITIES University of Minnesota Federal Credit Union, 149 Coffman Union, 624-&;28 Marquette Bank, 718 Washington Avenue, SE., 379-8900 BOOK EXHIBIT The NWSA 1988 Book Exhibit is located in Great Hall of Coffman Union. In addition to exhibits of feminist and alternative books and information, it includes an exciting selection of craft items. Exhibit hours are: Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. 11:00 a.m. -7:00 p.m. 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. A reception for exhibitors will be held in Great Hall of Coffman Union Wednesday, June 22, 1988 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. A list of exhibitors and exhibition floor plan are located in the back of the program book. BOOKRAFFLE The Famous Feminist Book Raffle is now in its fifth year as a major source of funding for the NWSA Low Income Scholarship Fund. Raffle tickets can be purchased at the NWSA table at the Book Exhibit in Great Hall of Coffman Union ($1.00 each or six for $5.00). The books are donated by the book exhibitors. Raffle winners may choose from a list of donated titles displayed at the NWSA table in the Book Exhibit. The drawing will beSaturday, June 25, 1988 at 11:30 a.m. in Great Hall of Coffman Union. BUSINESS MEETINGS All NWSA caucuses, task forces, and regions will have the opportunity to meet twice prior to the first session of the Delegate Assembly. A list of meeting times and places is on pages 16-17 of the program book. Caucus, task force, and regional meetings are open to all conference participants. 18 - CHILD CARE Child care is available to those who have made reservations prior to the conference. The child care center is located in the Grace University Lutheran Church, Harvard and Delaware Streets (across the street from Centennial Dormitory). Please come to the child care table at the registration area if you need additional information. CONFERENCE OFFICE The NWSA '88 conference office is located in room 310 in Coffman Union. The office will be staffed from 9:00a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily, during the conference. Please come to the office or call us at (612) 625-8803. CULTURAL EVENTS All conference registrants who have purchased acultural even ts pass may attend all cultural events at no extra charge. Along with schedule information in the program book, all cultural events are indexed in the back of the program book by performance title. You may purchase a cultural events pass ($10) at the registration area. DELEGATE ASSEMBLY Detailed Delegate Assembly (DA) information is found on page 12 of the program book. DIFFERENTLY ABLED SERVICES Services for people with disabilities will be coordinated in the conference registration area in the East Lobby of Coffman Union and in Centennial Dormitory. Registrants who have not made previous arrangements should sign up at the Differently Abled Services table or contact the conference officeimmediately upon arrival. EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICES: Call 911 or go to the University Hospital Oink, 2nd floor, University Hospital. ENVIRONMENTAL ALLERGIES Increasing numbers of people are seriously allergic to environmental substances such as tobacco smoke, perfume, hair spray and strongly scented deodorants, soaps and cos- metics. Please be considerate of these conditions in others by avoiding excessive use of these substances during the conference. FILM SERIES Take Our Pictures with You,the NWSA '88 film series will run throughout the conference in Moos 2-520. Films are listed in the workshop section of the program book as well as indexed by title in the back of the program book. FREEHOUSING A limited amount of free housing will be available in private homes and for conference registrants with sleeping bags. Please contact the housing information table at the Coffman Union registration area. HOTELS The conference hotels are the University Radisson (612) 379- 8888on the East Bank and the Holiday Inn Crown Plaza (612) 333-4646on the West Bank. MAIL/POST OFFICES West Bank Dinkytown 4061/2 Cedar 1311 S.E. 4th Avenue Street Colfman Union Lower Level MESSAGES FOR CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS Participants staying in dormitory housing or hotels have telephones in their rooms which can receive incoming calls. Messages for participants received by the conference office will be posted on a bulletin board outside the conference office. NAME TAGS Each conference registrant will be issued a name tag which will serve as identification and as a pass to conference cultural events. For reasons of security, we request that conference participants wear their name badges at all times. If you lose your name tag, please come to the conference office for a replacement. NWSA INFORMATION & MEMBERSHIP An NWSA membership table will be set up in the registration area in Coffman Union. PARKING II you have traveled to the conference by car, public parking ramps and lots are available around the campus for a per dayor per hour lee. We suggest the use 01 public transportaion whenever possible. Parking permits cannot be issued except on a first-come, first-served basis to registrants who have dormitory housing. These permits should be picked up at the dormitory upon arrival. PRE K-12 EMPHASIS DAY Friday, June 24, 1988, is scheduled as Pre K-12 Emphasis Day. Special activities include concurrent sessions in the morning for elementary, middle school, and high school teachers with a reception in the afternoon. Workshops focusing on Pre K-12 issues and concerns will be included throughout theconference. This will give community educators an opportunity to network and explore new concepts in Pre K-12 education. PRESS POLICY & FACILITIES Members of the press registering for the conference will be given a packet of special information and guidelines, as well as an outline of services available to them. NWSA welcomes members of the press to the tenth annual conference and asks conference participants to be as cooperative as possible in assisting members 01 the press (identified by their name tags) while covering conference events. Members of the press are welcome at all plenary sessions, cultural events, and entertainment, and at most regularly scheduled sessions. Committee meetings, caucus meetings and sessions that involve sharing private, personal information maybe closed to the press NWSA '88 if the presence of reporters would hamper the work of the group. The decision to close sessions will rest with the convener or moderator of that session, or with the NWSA National Director. Reporters and photographers are asked to cooperate with this policy out 01 respect lor the goals 01 the Association. For more information, check with the conference office. The Press Room is 311 Collman Union. RECREATIONAL FACILITIES Cooke Hall gymnasium, swimming pool and fitness rooms will be open to conference registrants for $3.00 per day. Passes are available in room 108 01Cooke Hall. Please wear your NWSA name tag for conference registration verification. REGISTRATION - Coffman Union East Lobby June 22 12:00 noon - 8:00 p.m. June 23 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. June 24 8:00 a.m, - 6:00 p.m. June 25 8:00 a.rn. - 12:00 noon RESOLUTIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS Detailed information on submitting resolutions and recommendations to the Delegate Assembly is located on page 12 01 the program book. SHABBOT Shabbot services led by Rabbi Stacy Ollner will take place at the University Hillel 1521 University Avenue Friday, June 241rom 7:00p.m. -8:00 p.rn. and Saturday June 25lrom 9:00a.m. -10:00 a.m. A reception sponsored bythe]ewish Women's Caucus will follow the June 24th services. SMOKING In accordance with the Minnesota Clean Indoor AirAct, smoking is prohibited in all sections of public places or public meetings except in areas designated as smoking-permitted areas. TELEPHONE NUMBERS Conference Office Coffman Union General Information University Police Emergency Services 625-8803 625-4177 624-3550 911 TRANSPORTATION Metro transit information is available in the east lobby of Coffman Union TRAVEL AGENT Group Travel Directors, the conference travel agent, can be reached at 881-7811 for last minute travel changes. They will deliver ticket changes to the conference registration desk in Coffman Union for your convenience. VOLUNTEERS If you would like to volunteer to help in one of the many areas needing assistance during the conference, please come to the Work Exchange table in the registration area or see a staff member in the conference office. 19 NWSA '88 'Eff .. ~m6f-r Priscifk 'B. 'Bdfairs Lifa 'Braw Janet 'E. 'Brawn Marianne 'Burk.liara 'Bar6ara'1{, Calve", C.M. Stapf-ton Conwra Sanara Coyner 'Eaitli L. Crowe Mary 'DavUison IjCoria 'DeSof- ~nne o. 'Dzam.6a 'T",~r Pame[£a :FlUky JlUfitii :Feturfty 'DiIlneL. :Fow£4< Francisu: :Frank. 'Bar6ara 'W. ljer6er XJu{tu S. lji£6ert Patricia;L ljoum6a Jane Ijurk;> Susan M.Hartmann 'Temq, Inoue 'Bar6ara Penny '}(imner ~nnetu 1(vwany Cruris 1;Tamarae 'Elissa M. Lewis 'Bar6ara C. Mattluws 'XJuiUan McIntas~ Yo""' .. Moses Caryn Mc'TVJfu. Musil Sylvia 'I. 0 '9{Ji{[ 'J{pncy Sear. Os6orne Joan 'JI.ptfumiU PatSamuef 'Ekanor M.SmeUin Patrocinio Smw,i£q,rt Sara!------------------------~l~ NWSA '88 CONFERENCE SUMMARY OF EVENTS .. Tuesday, June 21,1988 Pre-Conferences 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. National Council for Research on Women Springhill Women's Colleges College of St. Catherine NWSA Journal Editorial Board CoffmanUnion 346 Dance from Sub- Saharan Africa, the Caribbean, and Sou th America WELCOMING CELEBRATION June 22, 1988 7:30 p.m, - 9:30 p.m, Northrup Auditorium Conference Staff Welcome Caryn McTighe Musil Introducing the Daughters of the Feminist Revolution Minneapolis Intertribal Dance Group American Indian dancing and drumming Dawinah Red Elk American Indian Fancy Dancer Pepo Alfajira Dance Theatre .. Wednesday, June 22, 1988 Pre-Conferences 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Program Administrators' Caucus Coffman Union 325/326 National Council for Research on Women Springhill Women's Center/Services Caucus CoffmanUnion 315 Women of Color Caucus, Poor and Working Class Women's Caucus and Asian and Asian American Women's Task Force ...........................................................Coffman Union Mississippi Room Aging and Ageism Task Force COffmanUnion351/352 Pre-Conferences 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Jewish Women's Caucus Coffman Union 320 12:00 noon - 5:00 p.m. African-American Women's Caucus .....................................................................Coffman Union 307, 308, 309 Registration 12:00 noon - 8:00 p.m CoffmanUnion East Lobby Caucus and Task Force Meetings usb,,,,, =uTHURSDAY, JUNE 23,1988 + 11:00 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. 40 Appropriate Communication Technologies: Tools for Creating Women's Empowerment and Alliances Phillips-Wangensteen 6-210 This panel presents feminist assessments of technology, analyzes communication technologies as potential empowerment tools, and demonstrates how women's groups are beginning to use these communication technologies. Judy Smith, Moderator, Women's Opportunity and Resource Development, Inc. Introduction Ellen Balka, Simon Fraser University Microcomputer Networks Maryja Adams Cochran, University of New Mexico Producing the Lobo Women's Sports Magazine for Television Candace Crosby, Partners in Education REcent Development in Communication Technologies: V ideo Production Gl Lesbian Herstory and Lesbian Lives Moos 2-580 This session introduces three lesbian herstory projects among different racial and regional populations in the U.S. Trisha Franzen, Moderator, University of New Mexico "1 Always Knew": Paths to Autonomy end Sexual Identity Among usbwns Phyllis Gorman, Ohio State University 'flu Central Ohio Lesbian History Project Juanita Ramos, Latina Lesbian History Project Documenting Our Communities: Latina Lesbians 42 Poetry Workshops: Being There for Women Who Write Coffmnn Unum 351 43 Resources for Study inWomen's History Coffrrum Union 354 This panel features four women who have established writer's lives for themselves. The panelists discuss how they became aware of their need to form a community in which women writers honor other writers and promote their own artistic development. (Open poetry reading to following, please bring your own poetry) This session explores the use of various non- textual resources such as photographs, films, oral histories and music. Marcia Goldberg, Moderator, McGill University City Traffic and the UrbQ.nGrove: Concrete Freeways and Public Routes in Poetry Deborah Eibel, Poet I Edit My House: The Poet as Housekeeper PhyllisSawyer, Goddard College A Woman's P1Rceand tJuComic Bookor Feminism and the Comic Vision Judy Yarnall, McGill University Voicing Our Myths Donna M. Wells, Moderator, Gallaudet University Archives Ruth Edmonds Hill, Schlesinger library-Radcliffe College Sarah Pritchard, Library of Congress Virginia Prudy, National Archives and Records Administration 44 Women and Disability Health 5cience Unit F 2-120/ 130 This panel addresses the societal and economic barriers encountered by disabled women. S. Cris Matthews, Moderator, Aceessability Associates Gimpophobia: Dealing with DiS4dJility, the Fear of Judy M. Benson, Stauros International Gimpophobia: Dealing with Disa}n1ity, the Fear of Salma Maqbool, World Blind Union Obstacles in the Socio-Economic Rehabilitation of Disabled Women in the Developing Countries 45 Organizing Across Boundaries: Feminist Change in the Liberal Arts College Moos 2-<>50 Members of the Women's Studies Committee of the Great Lakes Colleges Association share personal reflections on the process of change, offer strategies for planning change that span organizational boundaries within colleges and among colleges, and suggest programs that have proven useful in bringing about change within the college environment. Jeanine L. Elliott, Moderator, Great Lakes Colleges Association Thinking About Ways to Better Organize Education Catherine Lamb, Albion College Is the Curriculum Changing? Finding Out What and How Faculty Teach About and For Women Mary Schilling, Denison University Enhancing the Quality of Life for Women Students Through Action &search Connie Salyers, Shawnee State College Building Feminist Alliances Among Colleges: The Women's Studies Committee 37 ,....----,... ---- liIImm!BWlil S'&1&81:1:_ 46 Comparative Perspectives on Women's Work in Peripheral Areas Ph17lips-Wangensteen 5-224 11:00 A.M .• 12:30 P.M. This panel presents comparative ethnography on women's work in the African and Native American peripheries. Betty]. Harris, University of Oklahoma Mohair-Spinning and Angora-Herding: A Comparison of &.sothoand NIltJQ.jo Women's Work in MoM;r Production Danie1le Moretti-langholtz, University of Oklahoma Musk Ox and Sheep: Women's Access to Spun Fi«rs 47 Holistic Health for Women Phillips-Wangensteen 6-224 38 This workshop demonstrates the importance of exercise, nutrition and self-therapy for women's holistic wellness and for alliances across class, color, age and physical differences. Topics include: stress reduction, reflexology, herbal remedies, chakra and meridian balancing. Patrida S.Faunce, Moderator, UniVersityof Minnesota The PawerofHeRlth and Wt'llness:Body,Mind, Spirit Alliances Between Women RI, Tesch, Mankato State University Holistic &If- Thenzpy [rn- W"""",: Empotoerment for Alliance and Social Change THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 1988 .. 1:30 P.M. - 3:30 P.M . .: :.: ',..".,..','.",'.' ..•:.:, ..", ..' ::.'::::::-'::,:::;";:> x;;.. <:.. ' 39 TITLE PRESENTERSDESCRIPTION 48 The Heritage Series: American Indian Women's Leadership Models Coffman Union Mississippi Room This workshop wilI investigate the historical changes in the legal position of American Indians with the federal government and the ways in which cultural heritage affects the meaning of words such as authority and self- determination. This workshop is sponsored by the Minnesota Humanities Commission. Beverly Cadotte Owen, Moderator, Fond du Lac Band of Minnesota Chippewa Sharon Day, Bois Forte Band of Minnesota Chippewa Susan Williams, Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux 49 The Heritage Series: American Indian Women as Authors and Critics Coffman Union 320 This workshop will discuss literary criticism and will address the transformation of images of American Indian women in literaturethrough the writing of American Indian women authors. This workshop is sponsored by the Minnesota Humanities Commission. Mona Smith, Moderator, Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Rayna Green, Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma Laura Waterman Wittstock, Seneca Nation 50 Feminist Pedagogy and Empowerment Phillips-Wangensteen 6-224 51 Mothers of Plaza de Mayo:The Experience of Making Oneself Visible Coffman Union Women's Lounge This panel explores the empowerment of women in their role as feminist teachers in colIege, elementary and secondary school. The Civil Association ofGrandmothers of Plaza de Mayo (Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo) is an organization whose main goal is to find the children kidnapped by the political repressive forces and return them to their families. Charlotte Hogsett, Moderator, Richland Northeast High School Making Connections between HighSchooland eolkge Janet Ainsworth, Northern Illinois University The Empowering of Women Teachers Kathleen Casey, University of Wisoonsin Varieties Of Feminism on the LifeHistory NarratitJes of Contemporary Feminist Teachers Connie Fox, Northern lllinois University The Empowering of Women Teachers Maria Isabel Chorobik de Mariani, Moderator Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo Estela Barnes de Carlotto Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo Cecilia Taiana, University of Ottawa Mothers Of Plaza O