Announcements

Call for Papers: Women in Philosophy: Socio-Political Aspects of their Contribution to Dialogue. Papers may cover a broad range of ideas on the subject of women in philosophy. Therefore, we encourage philosophical discourse in the fields of ethics, politics, metaphysics, pragmatism, etc., on such women as Hannah Arendt, Simone de Beauvoir, Princess Elizabeth of Bohemia, and Julia Kristeva. Papers are to be approximately 10-15 pg., double-spaced, with endnotes sequentially numbered and gathered at the end of the paper. Authors should refer to The Chicago Manual of Style for parenthetical citations, etc. Submissions should include two copies of the manuscript to be reviewed and a 3.5 IBM/PC formatted diskette with a copy of the manuscript in Word or Wordperfect 6.0 (or an older version). The deadline for submission is Aug. 15, 1999. Graduate students only, please.

Society for Women in Philosophy. For information on SWIP membership, which includes receiving program announcements, the national SWIP newsletter, and a discount subscription to Hypatia, contact the SWIP chapter in your area:

Eastern SWIP: Executive Secretary: Wendy Lee-Lampshire, Department of Philosophy, 219 Bakeless Center for the Humanities, Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, PA 17815. (lampshire@planetx.bloomu.edu). Treasurer: Nancy Stanlick, 1940 19th St. NW., Winter Haven, Florida. (stanlick@aol.com).

Midwest SWIP: Executive Secretary: Jacqueline Anderson, Dept. of Humanities, City College of Chicago, Olive-Harvey College, Chicago, IL 60628. Treasurer: Lorraine Ironplow, P.O. Box 251, Elmira, OR 97437. (ironplow@efn.org).

Pacific SWIP: Executive Secretary: Wanda Teays, Mt. St. Mary's College, Los Angeles, CA 90049. Treasurer: Renee Lewis, Philosophy Department, California State Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90032-8114.

SWIP-L, an electronic mail list for feminist philosophers is the e-mail information and discussion list for members of the Society for Women in Philosophy and others who are interested in feminist philosophy. To subscribe to this list send the following one-line message: SUBSCRIBE SWIP-L <YOUR NAME> to LISTSERV@CFRVM (Bitnet) or to LISTSERV@CFRVM.CFR.USF.EDU (Internet). When you want to post messages on the list, send them to SWIP-L@CFRVM or to SWIP-L@CFRVM.CFR.USF.EDU. The purpose of the list is to provide a place to share information about SWIP and other feminist philosophy meetings, calls for papers, jobs for feminist philosophers, etc., as well as to engage in more substantive discussions related to feminist philosophy. While the list is open to both SWIP members and non-members, it is meant for feminist philosophers and theorists. It is free of charge. The SWIP-L's "owner" is Linda Lopez McAlister. If you have questions please e-mail her at (mcaliste@chumal.cas.usf.edu).