Review Essay: Looking for an Introductory Women's Studies Text?

by Marie T. Farr

Check out the following newcomers: Avakian, Arlene, and Alexandrina Deschamps, eds. A Transdisciplinary Introduction to Women's Studies. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt, 2002. Burn, Shawn Meghan. Women Across Cultures: A Global Perspective. Mountain View, CA: Mayfield, 2000. 342 pp. Grewal, Inderpal, and Caren Kaplan, eds. An Introduction to Women's Studies: Gender in a Transnational World. NY: McGraw-Hill, 2002. 547 pp. Kesselman, Amy, Lily D. McNair, and Nancy Schniedewind, eds. Women: Images and Realities: A Multicultural Anthology. 3rd ed. NY: McGraw-Hill, 2003. 623 pp. Kirk, Gwyn, and Margo Okazawa-Rey, eds. Women's Lives: Multicultural Perspectives. 2nd ed. Mountain View, CA: Mayfield, 2001. 615 pp. Ruth, Sheila. Issues in Feminism: An Introduction to Women's Studies. 5thed. Mountain View, CA: Mayfield, 2001. 612 pp. Shaw, Susan M., and Janet Lee, eds. Women's Voices, Feminist Visions: Classic and Contemporary Readings. Mountain View, CA: Mayfield, 2001. 560 pp.