EDITOR: Dr. Sharmain van Blommestein

DEADLINE: May 2008 (Tentative– may be later depending on response)

THEME: The encyclopedia will condense and document „all“ information related to women’s reproductive lives (menstruation, birth, menopause etc) via literature, history, and culture/pop culture from ancient to contemporary times.

SUGGESTED TOPICS: Topics include art and performing art, literature (ancient to modern), juvenile literature, law, medicine/gynecology and obstetrics, birth control and abortion, anorexia, American and world history, film and media, race/class/poverty and ethnicity, family, social work, economics and business, social mores/taboos and rituals, prostitution, the military/WWI & II, and more.

GUIDELINES: Please contact the Editor: Dr. Sharmain van Blommestein, Asst. Professor, SUNY Potsdam for further information on specific entry topics and guidelines. Faculty, grad students, and independent scholars are welcome to contribute.

CFP ADDRESS: Email inquiries only: vanblos#potsdam.edu or svanblomm#yahoo.com

aus: http://www.fwsa.org.uk/cfp.htm