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Provides information on married feminists in the Cambridge-Boston area in Massachusetts. Difference between a married woman and a radical feminist; Role played within the women's movement; Disadvantages and advantages as married feminists.

Reviews the motion picture "Entre Nous," directed by Diane Kurys and starring Isabelle Huppert and Miou-Miou.

Features the New Words bookstore in Cambridge, Massachusetts, which celebrate its tenth anniversary in April 1984. Significance of the bookstore to women; History of the development of the bookstore; Process for deciding what books to order; Achievements after ten years of establishment.

Interviews medical women professionals on an alliance they formed to provide a new model for health care in the U.S. in 1982. Trudy Cox; Liz Volz; Peggy Roberts.

Interviews Pat McGloin and Gloria Z. Greenfield, founders of feminist the publishing firm Persephone Press, regarding the closure of the company. Details of the closure; Publishers that will release books from clients of Persephone; Response of several authors to the closure.

Focuses on the healthcare services provided by feminists and polarity therapists Leslie Korn and Janet Schreiber in Mexico as of September 1982. Benefits of polarity therapy for patients; Factors which led to the establishment of the natural health center of Korn and Schreiber; Preparations made by the therapists for their health center.

Presents an interview with poets Laura Montgomery, Valerie Irwin and Mary Papaleo, members of the creative writing class at the Writing Center at the Jefferson Park Housing Project in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Views of Montgomery on motherhood; Opinion of Irwin on the creative writing class at the Writing Center; Changes in the views of Papaleo on the role of women.

Provides information on the Elizabeth Stone House area program for women in emotional distress in Boston, Massachusetts. Development of the Stone House; Programs offered by Stone House; Information on psychological myths and realities included in the pamphlet published by the Stone House.

Analyzes the raid of the Massachusetts Correctional Institution-Framingham on January 6, 1982. Harassment of women inmates by police officers; Confiscation of records for the Con-puter Systems Programming inmate employment and job training group; Effects of the raid on women inmates.

Discusses several issues concerning the Feminist Press in the U.S., as of June 1981. Background on the founding of the Feminist Press by Florence Howe and several other women; Description of the structure of the press; Factors behind the move to rethink the composition of the board of directors guiding the press; Reasons behind the resignation of several staff members of the press, including political disagreements.

Offers information on labor coaching for women. Roles of a labor coach; Historical overview of labor coaching; Significance of a labor coach to expectant mothers; List of associations and resources about labor coaching.

Reports on the controversy faced by Diana Press in 1978. Damages caused by vandalism on the properties of the printing press in Oakland, California; History of the establishment of Diana Press; Developments in the books and titles printed by the press; Reason for the conflict between the authors and the press.

Presents letters to the editor referencing to articles and topics discussed in previous issues of the periodical "Sojourner." "Personal Story of a Pro-Feminist Child," which discussed the open mindedness of a boy; "Statement on Transsexualism," which focused on transsexuality; Views on electoral politics.

Focuses the political quality of the Styles in Poetry, an adult education course offered by the Cambridge Center for Adult Education in Massachusetts. Instruction style of Helen Neville, the professor of the course; Opinion on metaphysical and romantic poets; Quality of feminist poetry.

Reports on the ratification by the National Organization for Women (NOW) of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) in the U.S. as of May 1978. Background on NOW; Arguments presented by several feminists about the ERA; Threat of the ERA to the momentum of the women's movement.

Profiles Ruth Nemzoff, a feminist in the New Hampshire legislature. Educational background of Nemzoff; Personal rewards of being a legislator according to Nemzoff; Challenges faced by Nemzoff as the only woman pregnant in the legislature.

Discusses the issue concerning wages for housework in the U.S. Views of author Charlotte Perkins Gilman on the wages for housework rendered by wives; Women organizations which lobby for housewives' wages; Role of women in the era of capitalism according to author Mariarosa Dalla Costa.

Relates the joy of bookkeeping for non-profit feminist organizations. Role of a bookkeeper; Relation between the growth of an organization and the amount of bookkeeping workload; Comment on the small amount of funds which feminist organizations have.

Looks at the role of married feminists in women's movement and the impact of feminism on their married lives. Comparison of the daily lives of a married woman and a radical feminist; Involvement of married feminists in all types of women's activities; Disadvantages of married women within the women's movements.

Presents an interviews with Jean Baker Miller, author of the book "Toward a New Psychology of Women," regarding the role of women in the society. Views of Miller on women's strength; Ways for women to the keep the strengths from oppression; Concern of Miller on women's role in the field of medicine.

Provides information on the participation of women in the Boston Mini-Marathon during Columbus Day in Massachusetts in 1977. Total number of runners at the event; Winners of the marathon; Advantages of marathon running for the participants.

Reviews a concert by musical group Libana at Old Cambridge Baptist Church in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Focuses on the efforts of the Coalition for Basic Human Needs (CBHN), a Massachusetts welfare rights organization, to support Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) recipients. Views of executive director Mary Quinn on the set up of the welfare system in the state; Information on AFDC; Problems faced by AFDC recipients; Forms of works offered by CBHN.

Reviews the motion picture "Experience Preferred... But Not Essential," starring Elizabeth Edmonds and Ron Bains.

Reports on the closing down of the Cambridge Nurse/Midwife Associates (CNMA), the only independent private practice of nurse-midwives in Massachusetts, in January 1984. Significance of the closure on women and women's health care; Information on the CNMA; Factors that led to its closing.

Reviews two music releases by Cathy Winter and Betsy Rose. "Strong Sisters"; "As Strong As Anyone Can Be."

Presents an interview with musician Betsy Rose regarding her decision to separate with music partner Cathy Winter. Inclination in music; Interest in folk music; Music releases made by Rose and Winters; Reason for her decision to launch her own music career; Objectives of teaching music to children.

Focuses on the existence of women's music in Boston, Massachusetts. List of experienced women musicians around Boston; Implication of music for women; Effect of the economy on women's music; Role of women's music in culture.

Focuses on small British feminist press Sheba. Background on the establishment of Sheba; Books published by Sheba that present a perspective on the women's movement; Role of Sheba in the education of women about feminism.

Presents an overview of "Help Me to Fight," a thirty minute videotape by Aid to Incarcerated Mothers, produced by Linda Di Rocco and the Media Project of Urban Planning Aid in Boston, Massachusetts.

Offers advice for starting a business. Outline of the planning steps for a business; Importance of doing research for a planned business; Suggestions for budgeting.

Deals with the status of day care centers in the U.S. in 1980. Issue of diversity of children against cooperative participation; Privatization of the choice of child care; Cut of state funding from day care programs.

Reviews a concert by singer Holly Near at the Strand Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts, May 2-3, 1981.

Interviews midwife Trudy Cox about birth and the implications of women's health for feminist strategies. Information on how she got interested in becoming a midwife; Effect of the women's health movement on her perspective on birth; View on the technology being used in birth; Opinion on the importance of human ecology in birth.

Presents tips on becoming involved in women's groups in Boston, Massachusetts. Overview of women's radio shows in Boston; Publications that provide a listing of feminist groups in the area; Benefits of taking a course at a women's school or at an adult education center.

Presents a letter to the editor in response to articles on childbirth.

Reports on the closing of the Goddard-Cambridge Graduate Program in Social Change on October 31, 1979. Irony of the closure; Background on Goddard-Cambridge; Difference from traditional graduate schools.

Reports on the condition of adult education of women in the U.S. as of August 1979. Reason for returning to college; Performance of women students; Programs that attract women.

Features gourmet cook and television personality Julia Child. Reason behind her interest in cooking; Details of a cooking demonstration held by Child in March 1979; Speculations on the views of Child on gourmet cooking.

Focuses on the role of radio broadcasting in addressing issues concerning women in Massachusetts. Information on broadcasting of feminist music in the region; Discussion on feminist radio programming; List of radio stations that air women's shows.

Focuses on the ways quilts represent the restrictions and hardships imposed upon women's lives in the U.S. Association of quiltmaking with domestic survival; Role of the institution of the quilting bee in getting women together; Influence of European culture on quilts; Implication of quiltmaking for the social role of women; Way by which women's movement can contribute to a demand for a drop-in quilting workshop.

Presents information on the Boston Bonne Bell sporting event of women that was held in Boston Common, Boston, Massachusetts in 1978. Publicity being received by the cosmetic company Bonne Bell Inc.; Coverage of the National Championship on television; Protest led by women runners from Cambridge Sports Union.

Summarizes the topics discussed at the Women's Health Weekend sponsored by the Women's Community Health Center and the Cambridge Young Women's Christian Association in Massachusetts from September 23 to 24, 1978. Outcome of the Auto-Ayuda workshop in Spanish; Participants in the event; Workshop on parenting.

Relates the experiences of a woman who joined a group that discusses the decision making on whether or not to have a child. Description of the members of the group; Topics being discussed during sessions; Realization about not having children.

Focuses on the welfare reform for substance abusers in the U.S. Benefits eliminated by the Contract with America Advancement Act of 1996; Information on the disability of workers supported by the Social Security system; Effect of the restrictions in Supplemental Security Income (SSI) on the abusers; Difficulties in reapplying for benefits; Implication of the changes in SSI.

Features the Helping Our Women (HOW) resource center in Provincetown, Massachusetts. Factor which influence the establishment of the resource center; Common needs of women with life-threatening or disabling illness; Method of HOW to empower clients.

Presents statements from lesbians and feminists on children and child rearing that were featured in the "Sojourner" magazine. Barbara Price on lesbian mothers; Barbara Beckwith on being a feminist raising a son; Roxanna Pastor on baby merchants in Honduras; Joyce Goldenstein on tubal ligation.

Looks at significant issues and events concerning the welfare of women in the U.S. from 1975 to 1995. History of the establishment of the North Shore Welfare Rights group in 1977; Decrease in the proposed budget for domestic programs in August 1982; Impact of the Comprehensive Work and Training Program of the Massachusetts Department of Welfare on the recipients of the Aid to Families with Dependent Children in January 1983.