The Newsletter on Feminism and Philosophy is sponsored by the APA Committee on the Status of Women. The Newsletter is designed to provide an introduction to recent philosophical work that addresses issues of gender, together with up-to-date bibliographical resources for further exploration of these issues. It should go without saying that none of the varied philosophical views presented by authors of Newsletter articles necessarily reflects the views of any or all of the members of the Committee on the Status of Women, including the editors of the Newsletter, nor does the committee advocate any particular type of feminist philosophy. We advocate only that serious philosophical attention be given to issues of gender and that claims of gender bias in philosophy receive full and fair consideration.

The Newsletter on Feminism and Philosophy is sponsored by the APA Committee on the Status of Women. Its purpose is to publish information about the status of women in philosophy and to make more widely available the resources of feminist philosophy. The Newsletter will contain discussions of recent developments in feminist philosophy and related work in other disciplines. It will include literature overviews and book reviews, suggestions for eliminating gender bias in the traditional philosophy curriculum, and reflections on feminist pedagogy. It will also keep the profession informed about the work of the APA Committee on the Status of Women.

All submissions must be limited to 10 double-spaced manuscript pages and must follow the APA guidelines for gender neutral language (see Non-Sexist Guidelines, etc.). Four copies of essays should be submitted. The author's name should appear on the title page only in order to preserve anonymity in the reviewing process. References must follow Chicago Manual style.

Please send articles, comments, suggestions, and all other communications to Professor Barbara Andrew, Department of Philosophy, University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812-1038.

Each issue contains reviews of recent publications in the area of feminism and philosophy. We encourage readers to consider reviewing books that have been received by the Newsletter. To volunteer to review a book, please send a CV to Professor Barbara Andrew, Department of Philosophy, University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812-1038, and include information about your areas of research and teaching in your letter.

Advisory Board

• Eva Feder Kittay, Chair (SUNY, Stony Brook)
• Linda Alcoff (Syracuse University)
• Martha Brandt Bolton (Rutgers University)
• Judith Green (Fordham University)
• Kathleen Higgins (University of Texas, Austin)
• Mary Mahowald (University of Chicago)
• Nel Noddings (Stanford University)
• Lawrence Thomas (Syracuse University)
• Nancy Tuana (University of Oregon)

• From the Editor
• About the Newsletter
• News from the Committee on the Status of Women
• From the New Chair
• Book Reviews
  • Recent Feminist Philosophy Textbooks, Reviewed by Amy Mullin
  • Free Spirits: Feminist Philosophers on Culture and Gender Basics: Feminist Perspectives on Women and Men, Reviewed by Jessica Prata Miller
  • The Second Wave: A Reader in Feminist Theory and Women, Knowledge and Reality: Explorations in Feminist Philosophy, Reviewed by Cynthia A. Stark
  • Ethics: A Feminist Reader and Living with Contradictions: Controversies in Feminist Social Ethics, Reviewed by Margaret A. McLaren
  • Hypatia's Daughters: Fifteen Hundred Years of Women Philosophers, Reviewed by Julie M. Zilberberg
• Notes on Contributors