Women's Education des femmes, a feminist connection to the world of learning and education, is published quarterly by the Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women, a national, non- profit organization that promotes feminist education and the empowerment of women.

Editorial Board
Donna Marion (Chair)
Cathy Bray
Anne Minguet-Patocka
Catherine Moore
Mieke Nyenhuis
Janet Patterson

Editing and Production
Christina Starr

Poetry Editor
Leona Gom

Humor Editor
Donna Marion

Translation
Anne Minguet-Patocka

Word Processing
Anita Gupta
Georgina Appiah

Printed by
Delta Web Graphics

Views and opinions expressed in Women's Education des femmes are those of the authors and do not reflect the views of the Secretary of State or CCLOW.

No part of this magazine may be reproduced without the written permission of the publisher and contributors.

ISSN 0714-9786

WOMEN'S
EDUCATION
DES FEMMES

Acknowledgments
For the variety of perspectives, clarity of expression and originality of insights represented in this first issue of 1989, thanks go to Helen Breslauer, Jeanette Browne and Sharon Filger, Jacquie Buncel and Jo Lampert, Denyse Côté (in translation), Joyce Deveau-Kennedy, Keith Louise Fulton, Jeanne D'Arc Gaudet, Heidi Meunch, Donna Marion, Mieke Nyenhuis, Beth Westfall and Ellen Woodsworth. Thanks to Penni Mitchell and Deborah Holmberg-Schwartz for sharing their experiences in feminist publishing and collective work; much appreciation to Frances Maika and Anne Miles for their poems. We gratefully acknowledge the financial contribution of Secretary of State, Women's Program.

Submissions
WEdf invites all readers to submit articles, ideas, poetry, humour in all forms, commentary, reviews and resources. Please send submissions care of the Editor, WEdf, 47 Main Street, Toronto, Ontario, M4E 2V6. Material should be non-sexist, non-racist and about women written with a feminist perspective. Submitters who wish their material returned should include a stamped, self-addressed envelope. Writer's Guidelines are available on request.

Article Copies
If you would like to have a copy of any article in WEdf, CCLOW will be pleased to provide it for you, at $.10/page plus postage costs. Please phone or mail your request to CCLOW.

Cover
On our cover is a photo by Jacquie Buncel of Karen, her "sister" in Nicaragua.