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-
- Hooks, Bell. _Ain't I A Woman_. South End Press, 116 St. Botolph St.,
- Boston, Mass. 02115. 1981. ISBN 0-89608-128-1.
- Examines the impact of sexism on black women during slavery, the
- historic devaluation of black womanhood, black male sexism, racism
- within the recent women's movement, and black women's involvement
- with feminism. The title comes from an address on the subject
- given by Sojourner Truth.
-
- Hooks, Bell. _Talking Back: Thinking Feminist, Thinking Black_.
- South End Press, Boston. 1989.
-
- Moraga, Cherrie, and Gloria Anzaldua, eds. _This Bridge Called My
- Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color_. Persephone Press,
- Watertown, MA, 1981. Kitchen Table Press, New York, 1983.
- Anthology of writings by women of color.
-
- Smith, Barbara, ed. _Home Girls: A Black Feminist Anthology_. First
- edition. Kitchen Table -- Women of Color Press, New York. 1983.
-
-
- 25. Women's Health.
- --------------------
-
- Boston Women's Health Book Collective. _Our Bodies, Ourselves_.
- Simon and Schuster, New York, 1973.
- A very practical guide to women & our bodies.
-
- Boston Women's Health Collective. _The New Our Bodies, Ourselves_.
- Simon and Schuster, New York. 1984.
- Updated.
-
- Boston Women's Health Collective. _Our Bodies, Ourselves. Growing Older_.
- Oriented toward the 40+ crowd.
-
- ACT UP/New York Women and AIDS Book Group. _Women, AIDS, and Activisim_.
- South End Press, Boston, MA. 1990.
- New book on women and aids and politics.
-
- Corea, Gena. _The Hidden Malpractice_.
- A (sometimes alarmist) look at how medical practices overlooks and
- mistreats women.
-
- Raymond, Janice G., Renate Klein, and Lynette J. Dumble. _RU 486:
- Misconceptions, Myths and Morals_. Institute on Women and Technology,
- Cambridge, MA. 1991.
- Abortion, moral and ethical aspects; medical ethics. Includes
- bibliographical references.
-
-
- (Auto)Biographies.
- ------------------
-
- Bateson, Mary Catherine. _Composing a Life_. Penguin Books.
- ISBN 0-452-26505-3 (paperback, $9.95).
- Bateson profiles five women in a wide variety of fields in an
- examination of how their careers happened to develop the way they
- did.
-
- Bennett, Betty T, )Mary Diana Dods, A Gentleman and a Scholar_.
- William Morrow and Company, New York. 1991. ISBN 0-688-08717-5
- (hardcover).
-
- Komisar, Lucy. _Corazon Aquino: The Story of a Revolution_. G.
- Braziller, New York. 1987.
-
- Marlow, Joan. _The Great Women_. A&W Publishers, New York. 1979.
- ISBN: 0-89479-056-0.
- A compilation of 60 women of diverse ages and nations.
-
- Moers, Ellen, ed. _Literary Women_. Reprint. The Great Writers series.
- Oxford University Press, New York, 1985.
- Copywrite 1977. Describes women authors.
-
- Morgan, Robin. _Going Too Far: The Personal Chronicle of a Feminist_.
- Random House, New York. 1977.
-
- Perl, Teri. _Math Equals: Biographies of Women Mathematicians and
- Related Activities_. Addison-Wesley. 1978.
-
-
- Miscellaneous.
- --------------
-
- "Women on the Verge of an Athletic Showdown" in _Science News_, Jan
- 11, 1992, Vol 141, No. 2, p 141.
- Female track athletes are improving their performances at faster
- rates than men and, if the trend continues, should be running
- marathons as fast as men by 1998, says Brian J. Whipp, a
- physiologist at the University of California, Lost Angeles. He and
- UCLA co-worker Susan A. Ward predict that women will catch up with
- men in most track events by early next century.
-
-
- Adrian, M.J.: _Sports Women_. Medicine and Sport Science Vol. 24
- Interesting essays ranging from physiology to Ancient Greece.
-
- Chopin, Kate, _The Awakening_. Capricorn Books. 1964. Garrett Press,
- Inc., New York, 1970. Norton, New York, 1976. Women's Press, London 1979.
-
- Cixous, Helene and Catharine Clement. _The Newly Born Woman_.
- University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis. 1986. (Published in French
- in 1975).
-
- Dyer, K.F.: _Catching up the Men -- Women in Sport_. Junction Books (UK),
- 1982. ISBN 086245-075-X.
- This book debunks a lot of myths about female inferiority and
- fragility by careful investigation and documentation, another
- must read.
-
- Ehrenreich, Barbara and Deirdre English, "For Her Own Good: 150
- Years of the Experts' Advice to Women", New York: Anchor
- Press/Doubleday, 1978.
-
- |Kramarae and Treichler: _A Feminist Dictionary_. 1985.
- | Defines many things from a feminist's point of view. Includes
- | a good deal of history, figures in the movement, etc.
-
- Lenskij, Helen: _Out of Bounds: Women, Sport and Sexuality_. Women's
- Press, Toronto, 1986. ISBN 0-88961-105-X.
- Very powerful book about the 20th century changes in how female
- sexuality, gender roles, and the waves of female athleticism have
- been perceived, and about how these factors influence each other.
- A must read.
-
- Mangan/Park (Eds.): _From Fair Sex to Feminism_. Frank Cass & Company Lim.
- 1987. ISBN 0-7146-4049-2.
-
- |Marine, Gene: _A Male Guide to Women's Liberation_. 1972.
-
- Sabo/Runfola (Eds.): _Jock -- Sports & Male Identity_.
- Spectrum/Prentice-Hall 1980. ISBN 0-13-510131-X.
- This book also contains several essays on female identity and sports.
-
- Steinem, Gloria. _Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions_.
- _Revolution from Within: A Book of Self-Esteem_
- This is a collection of articles and essays written by her that
- was published sometime in the early 1980's. Some of them are a
- result of her earlier career as a journalist. The articles cover
- such things as:
- * Her becoming a Playboy Bunny (seriously!) in the early 1960's.
- * The presidential campaigns of 1968 and 1972.
- * "If Men Could Menstruate", a satirical piece in the vein of
- "If men could get pregnant, abortion would be a sacrament".
- * What present-day anti-abortionists have in common with Nazi Germany.
-
- Tuana, Nancy, ed. _Rereading the Canon_. Series. Penn State Press.
- This new series will consist of edited collections of essays, some
- original and some previously published, offering feminist
- reinterpretations of the writings of major figures in the Western
- philosophical tradition. Each volume will contain essays covering
- the full range of a single philosopher's thought and representing
- the diversity of approaches now being used by feminist critics.
- The series will begin with a volume on Plato; other early volumes
- will focus on Aristotle, Locke, Marx, Wittgenstein, de Beauvoir,
- Foucault, and Derrida. Inquiries should be directed to Nancy
- Tuana, School of Arts and Humanities, University of Texas at
- Dallas, Box 830688, Richardson, TX 75083-0688.
-
- |Tuttle, Lisa: _Encyclopedia of Feminism_. 1986.
-
- Velden, Lee van der & James H. Humphrey: Psychology and sociology of sport,
- vol. 1. AMS Press Inc., NY 1986. ISBN 0-404-63401-X.
-
- Woolf, Virginia. _Three Guineas_. 1938. Extensively reprinted.
- Written 50 years ago and sadly still very relevant.
-
- Woolf, Virginia. _A Room of One's Own_. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, New
- York. 1981, c1957.
-
- Winterson, Jeanette. _Oranges are not the only fruit_. Pandora Press
- (Unwin Hyman Limited, 15-17 Broadwick SAtreet, London). 1987.
-
-
- Acknowledgments.
- ----------------
-
- My thanks to: Joseph Albert, Leslie Anderson, Rich Berlin, Mik Bickis,
- Anita Borg, Ed Blachman, Bob Blackshaw, Cindy Blank-Edelman, L.A.
- Breene, Janet L. Carson, Robert Coleman, Mats Dahlgren, David
- desJardins, Jublie DiBiase, Jym Dyer, Ellen Eades, Marc R. Ewing,
- Ronnie Falcao, Lisa Farmer, Sharon Fenick, Bob Freeland, Debbie
- Forest, Susan Gerhart, Jonathan Gilligan, Thomas Gramstad, Ron Graham,
- David Gross, Mary W. Hall, Stacy Horn, Kathryn Huxtable, Joel Jones,
- Bonita Kale, Joanne M. Karohl, Corinna Lee, Nancy Leveson, lip@s1.gov
- (Loren), Jim Lippard, Albert Lunde, Jill Lundquist, Brian McGuinness,
- Fanya S. Montalvo, Tori Nasman, Mirjana Obradovic, Vicki O'Day, Diane
- L. Olsen, Joann Ordille, Jan Parcel, J. Rollins, Stewart Schultz,
- Mary Shaw, Anne Sjostrom, Ellen Spertus, Jon J. Thaler, Dave Thomson,
- Carolyn Turbyfill, Sarah Ullman, Max Meredith Vasilatos, Bronis
- Vidiguris, Paul Wallich, Sharon Walter, Karen Ward, Marian Williams,
- Celia Winkler, Michael Winston Woodring, Sue J. Worden, and Daniel
- Zabetakis.
-
- Especial thanks to the MLVL library catalogue system.
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- This article, for the soc.feminism newsgroup, provides a list of
- various resources and feminist organizations. Much information is
- still needed, and any contributions are gratefully accepted. The
- preponderance of information here is for the USA; information about
- organizations in other countries would be greatly appreciated.
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- TABLE OF CONTENTS
-
- I. Feminist Organizations
- II. Related Organizations
- III. Feminist and Women-Oriented Magazines
- IV. Feminist and Women-Oriented Electronic Mailing Lists
- V. Catalogues.
-
- Disclaimer: This is intended to be an informational compilation of
- potential resources for women. No endorsement of any particular
- organization herein is to be inferred from its presence in this
- listing.
-
- I. Feminist Organizations.
-
- Association of Libertarian Feminists (ALF) [USA]
- P.O.Box 20252, London Terrace P.O.
- New York, New York 10011
-
- Membership is $ 10 and includes 4 issues of the newsletter.
- Goals are to (quoting from their newsletter header):
- * encourage women to become economically self-sufficient and
- psychologically independent
- * publicize and promote realistic attitudes toward female
- competence, achievement and potential
- * oppose the abridgment of individual rights by any government
- on account of sex
- * work toward changing sexist attitudes and behavior exhibited
- by individuals
- * provide a libertarian alternative to those aspects of the
- women's movement that tend to discourage independence and
- individuality
-
- Association for Women in Computing
- AWC, Inc. National
- 41 Sutter Street
- Suite 1006
- San Francisco, California 94104
-
- This is a national organization which was begun 14 years ago.
-
- Feminists For Life (FFL) [USA]
- 811 E 47th Street
- Kansas City, Missouri 64110
- 816-753-2130.
-
- Feminists for Life is a pro-woman pro-life organization. The
- feminist part is they support equal opportunity and equal
- protection under the law for women, i.e., "mainstream" feminism
- minus the abortion rights agenda. The pro-life part means they
- are anti-abortion, anti-capital punishment, anti-euthanasia, etc.,
- i.e., support a consistent life ethic. From the statement of
- purpose: "As seekers of peace and equality and protectors of life,
- we pursue constructive, non-violent solutions to human problems.
- Since feminism rests upon the principles of justice, non-violence,
- and non-discrimination, abortion and other forms of
- institutionalized killing are inconsistent with these founding
- principles. We seek to identify and correct those practices which
- exploit women and children and deny them their true equality. As
- feminist women and men, we must be consistent in our demand for
- human rights." FFL is a secular organization and a national one,
- though many states have state chapters.
-
- Foundation for Women's Resources
-
- Fund for the Feminist Majority, The [USA]
- (also called The Feminist Majority Foundation)
- P.O. Box 96780
- Washington DC 20077-7277
-
- The Fund for the Feminist Majority, located in Washington DC, was
- founded by Eleanor Smeal a few years ago [2-4], primarily as a
- research organization or a feminist institute. Eleanor Smeal is a
- former NOW president.
-
- Its status as an organization separate from NOW is unclear to me
- [and others too]. Some people include the Fund as part of NOW,
- others believe Ms Smeal still runs NOW. In any case, the methods
- of the two groups are different.
-
- The Fund does not "lobby" in the typical sense of the word, as NOW
- does. However, the Fund does maintain strong positions such as:
- - pro choice
- - anti pornography
-
- The Fund accumulates and disseminates information about the status
- of, and on issues pertaining to, women.
-
- The Fund's primary campaign has been the "5% campaign", referring
- to the fact that while women comprise the majority of the
- population, the have only a meager 5% representation in all forms
- of government. The goal of this campaign is to get more women
- elected to government positions. It seems to be the Fund's belief
- that social change will only happen through changes in government.
-
- International Network of Women in Technology (WITI)
- 4641 Burnet Avenue,
- Sherman Oaks CA 91403
- WITI@cup.portal.com, 818 990-1987.
-
- Press Release in December 1991:
- The International Network of Women in Technology (WITI) today
- announced the formation of a grass roots organization of women
- in technology from all sectors. A cooperative, mutually
- supportive international organization, WITI seeks to form
- strategic alliances with industry, government and universities
- to dramatically improve the status of women in technology
- towards advancing into higher levels of management and fulfill
- significant leadership roles.
- "In industry and government, the role of technology is a
- critical factor in winning global markets and establishing
- timely competitive advantages. Women are positioned as never
- before to participate on an equal economic and political status
- with men!" said Carolyn Leighton, Founding Executive Director
- and President of Criterion Research. The recent Department of
- Labor "Glass Ceiling Report" recently concluded that women are
- not successfully pushing beyond mid-management boundaries - only
- a 3% difference in the last 10 years. In the executive
- management ranks, the track record is even more dismal,
- according to a recent Fortune survey. WITI's mission is to
- change this statistic dramatically by ensuring that its members
- can participate in opportunities where their capabilities and
- expertise can have significant positive impact and visible
- success. One key to success is the ready accessibility to and
- leverage of information and expertise available through the WITI
- worldwide electronic network.
- "It is time for us to return to a positive, entrepreneurial,
- pioneering spirit", continued Leighton. "Our energy should not
- be wasted on defensive or offensive tactics, but instead, affirm
- the power we already hold - our intelligence, intuitiveness,
- creativity and natural leadership skills. We want to team with
- top leaders to find better technological solutions to problems
- not being dealt with effectively. Instead of insisting on
- nonsexist terms, I would prefer to see and hear terms like
- 'Chairwoman of the Board' as frequently as 'Chairman of the
- Board'."
- WITI plans to link with other organizations to leverage
- others' efforts to the benefit of WIT members and looks forward
- to making contacts with other groups committed to improving
- women's participation in technical leadership.
-
- League of Women Voters, The [USA]
- PO Box 96045
- Washington, DC 20077-7330
- OR (don't know which is current)
- 1730 M Street
- Washington, DC 20036
- (202) 429-1965
-
- "Founded in 1920, the League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan
- political organization that encourages citizens to play an
- informed and active role in government. At the local, state, and
- national levels, the League works to influence public policy
- through education and advocacy. Any person of voting age, male or
- females, may become a League member. All members receive `The
- National Voter.'"
-
- The League DOES NOT endorse candidates! It does endorse issues at
- the local, state, and national levels. It currently holds the
- position, at the national level, that "public policy in a
- pluralistic society must affirm the right of privacy to make
- reproductive choices." The cover story in the April/May 1991
- "National Voter" was on "Protecting the Right to Choose" --
- full-page letter from the LWV President in that issue detailed the
- League's "Take Back the System" campaign.
-
- "Take Back the System" endorses:
- 1) Push for televised debates during primaries.
- 2) A 900 number for campaign watches, for voters
- to complain about or praise specific campaigns.
- 3) Expand the electorate -- improve and extend registration
- efforts, particularly among 18-25 year old Americans.
- 4) Push for campaign finance reform: limit the amount cadidates
- can receive from PACs; limits and disclosures of "soft money"
- donations; restore federal tax credits for small political
- contributions from individuals.
- 5) Push to reach "disaffected" citizens who have taken themselves
- out of the "system" because of frustration, anger, or confusion.
-
- National Action Commitee on the Status of Women, The [CANADA]
-
- National Organization of Women (NOW) [USA]
- NOW is the National Organization for Women. It was headed by
- Molly Yard for many years; Patricia Ireland is the new president
- as of 1991.
- 1) Pro-choice.
- 2) Officially neutral on questions of banning pornography:
- ``We are, obviously, acutely aware of the dangers of limiting
- free speech and publications, because many feminist
- publications have been, at various points, subject to
- suppression.'' Patricia Ireland, [at the time] NOW's
- executive vice president.
-
- Project on the Status and Education of Women [USA]
- Association of American Colleges
- 1818 R Street, NW
- Washington DC 20009
-
- "The Project on the Status and Education of Women of the
- Association of American Colleges provides information concerning
- women in education, and works with institutions, government
- agencies and other associations and programs affecting women in
- higher education. The Project is funded by Carnegie Corporation
- of New York and The Ford Foundation."
-
- They have a number of publications and articles available via mail
- for a modest fee (write to the above address, enclose the money).
- For a list of all PSEW publications, send a self-addressed,
- stamped envelope with your request. Among these publications are:
- * _In Case of Sexual Harassment: A Guide for Women_ ($2)
- * _"Friends" Raping Friends: Could it Happen to You?_ ($2)
- * Sexual Harassment Package ($5). Includes
- _Sexual Harassment: A Hidden Issue_
- Selected Articles from ON CAMPUS WITH WOMEN
- _Title VII Sexual Harassment Guidelines and Educational
- Employment_
- _What Can Students do about Sexual Discrimination?_
- _Writing a Letter to the Sexual Harasser: Another Way of
- Dealing With the Problem_
- _Harvard Issues Statement about Sexual Harassment and
- Related Issues_
- * Campus Rape Packet ($5). Includes
- _Campus Gang Rape: Party Games?_
- _The Problem of Rape on Campus_
- * Student Climate Issues Packet ($7). Includes
- _The Classroom Climate: A Chilly One for Women?_
- _Selected Activities Using "The Classroom Climate: A Chilly
- One for Women?"_
- _Out of the Classroom: A Chilly Campus Climate for Women?_
- * _Looking for More Than a Few Good Women in Traditionally Male
- Fields_ ($5)
-
- Society of Women Engineers
- United Engineering Center, Room 305
- 345 East 47th Street
- New York, NY 10017
- (212) 705-7855
-
- (From the SWE Section Manual:) "The Society of Women Engineers is
- a non-profit, educational, service organization of graduate
- engineers, men and women with equivalent engineering experience,
- and men and women who are dedicated to the advancement of women in
- the the engineering profession. It is a national organization
- numbering in the thousands with some international members."
-
- "The Society of Women Engineers:
- - Stimulates women to achieve full potential in careers as
- engineers and leaders
- - Expands the image of the engineering profession as a positive
- force in improving the quality of life
- - Demonstrates the value of diversity."
-
- SWE is organized in local "sections" (both student and
- professional). Many sections of SWE have speaker's bureaus that
- give speaches/presentations to local schools, many are involved in
- Girl Scouts badge programs. One section actually began a "Teacher
- In Service Training Program", where local SWE members ran a course
- to teach more science to elementary school teachers. There are
- regional meetings and a national convention too. I attended a
- regional convention that focused upon skills development (e.g.
- negotiation skills, mentoring (giving and receiving), public
- speaking).
-
- Women's Action Alliance [USA]
-
- Women in Engineering Program Advocates Network (WEPAN)
-
- WEPAN (Women in Engineering Program Advocates Network) was founded
- 2 years ago by Cathy Deno and directors of Women in Engineering
- Programs at Stevens Institute of Technology (Susan Metz) and the
- University of Washington (Suzanne Brainard). We had a national
- conference sponsored by NSF and several corporations in June, 1990
- at which it was decided to form a new organization (rather than
- become a part of the Society of Women Engineers or the American
- Society of Engineering Education). The purpose of WEPAN is "to
- increase the number of young women who pursue careers in
- engineering by encouraging the initiation and expansion of Women
- in Engineering Programs at colleges and universities throughout
- the United States." WEPAN was incorporated in 1991 and held
- another National Conference. We now have a membership of some 239
- individuals from more than 100 different institutions and
- companys.
-
- There are several publications which have resulted from the first
- two years of existence which may be of interest to you. All of
- them can be ordered from:
-
- Cathy Deno
- WEPAN Member Services
- Purdue University
- Women in Engineering Programs
- CIVL Bldg. - G293
- West Lafayette, IN 47907
-
- by e-mail: wiep@ecn.purdue.edu
- by phone: (317) 494-5387
-
- * Proceedings, Women in Engineering Conference May 30-June 1,
- 1990 (257 pages, 41 papers) - no charge while quantities last
- * Proceedings, Women in Engineering Conference June 2-4, 1991
- (178 pages, 23 papers) - $15
- * Directory of College/University Programs for Women in
- Engineering (40 pages, listing of contact persons and program
- offerings of 187 institutions) - single copies, no charge
- * Catalogue of Resource Materials for Women in Engineering
- Programs (almost 1200 entries describing: Program Fundings,
- Program Offerings, Professional Networks, Publications
- Available and Prevalent Issues) - available on disc - $25 for
- non-members or hard copy $25 everyone; individual sections
- can also be reproduced at cost of copies and mailing.
-
- Membership in WEPAN is $30 for an individual, $200 for an
- institution (which can designate three individuals as members),
- $500 for a corporate membership (which can designate three
- individuals as members), or $1,000 for an endowing corporate
- member (which can designate five individuals as members).
-
- Women's International Network News
- Fran P. Hosken
- 187 Grant Street
- Lexington, MA 02173
- 617-862-9431
-
- "All the news that is fit to print by, for, and about women".
- Four issues a year, institutional subscriptions $40, individual
- $30, previous years, $15. Fran will mail out a copy to anyone
- contributing information.
-
- Fran is Austrian, graduated Smith in 1940, joined the Coast Guard,
- has done field work worldwide, particularly in Africa. She has
- written and taught widely on architecture, urban studies, women's
- development and communication, is working on a series of
- educational childbirth materials for worldwide use, is famous for
- her human rights/ health action network, which agitated unto the
- UN on genital and sexual mutilation of women and is listed in most
- WHO'S WHO's.
-
- Women's Online Network (WON)
-
- The Women's Online Network (WON) will distribute information, aid
- in the coordination of useful political action, and provide a
- forum for devloping strategies to improve the position of women in
- our society.
-
- Carmela M. Federico and Stacy M. Horn founded WON in January 1992.
- It is based in New York City on ECHO, Ms. Horn's public BBS. Its
- members will include online women, women's organizations, and
- citizens throughout the United States who are interested in a just
- society. WON will focus on direct action, advocacy, and
- dissemination of the information that women need to "make
- decisions, work freely and play with abandon." Groups have
- already used WON to distribute information about silicone breast
- implants and to coordinate efforts to prevent the re-election of
- Congresspeople whot voted to confirm Judge Thomas.
-
- Through Internet mail, WON members will communicate with each
- other and post notices of political actions. A discussion forum
- on ECHO will also be established, the contents of which will be
- distributed electronically to members who choose not to join ECHO.
- ECHO membership will be offered at a reduced rate to WON members.
-
- To join WON, you can contact the co-founders at (212) 255-3839
- (voice), (212) 989-8411 (ECHO) or via email to either:
- carmela@echo.panix.com or horn@echo.panix.com. Membership entails
- a yearly fee of $20, negotiable if necessary.
-
-
- II. Related Organizations.
-
- [By "related," I mean organizations that are not specifically feminist,
- but enjoy feminist support, or are for/by women.]
-
- AAUW
- American Association of University Women
- ATTN: Julia Severson
- 1111 16th Street, N.W.
- Washington, D.C. 20036
- 202/785-7700
-
- AWSDA
- American Women's Self Defense Association
- 713 N. Wellwood Avenue
- Lindenhurst, NY 11757
- Attention: Elizabeth Kennedy
- (516) 226-8383
-
- A non-profit organization, AWSDA is dedicated to promoting women's
- awareness about rape prevention and self defense. FBI statistics
- indicate that one in ten women will be raped. Some studies have
- shown that one in four women may be sexually assaulted in her
- lifetime. These figures, if correct, are abhorrent and AWSDA is
- trying to do something about it. AWSDA is in the process of
- setting up programs to do things such as national advertising
- campaigns, and maintaining a referral database of services
- available for victims of violent crimes. AWSDA helps to further
- educate male and female self defense and rape prevention
- instructors by holding an annual seminar and by publishing a
- quarterly newsletter. Through sharing our expertise (particularly
- via the newsletter and annual seminars) AWSDA brings together all
- of those people interested in women's self defense.
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