Editors' Note

Editors' Note The ninth Berkshire Conference on the History of Women was held last June at Vassar College. Having well over 2300 in attendance drawn from 220 colleges and universities in thirty-one countries, it was larger than any other regularly scheduled history conference except that of the American Historical Association. Its sheer size, together with the spectacular sweep of the subjects addressed in its many panels and roundtables, demonstrated that women's history is now an established subfield in the discipline with its own specialized serial publications and an ever-growing body of articles and books. The interest in publishing in this new field is immense. In fact, a roundtable on "The Politics of Publishing in Women's History Journals" in which Hilda Smith, Professor of History and Director of Women's Studies at the University of Cincinnati, spoke for the JOURNAL OF Women's History, had to be moved to an auditorium which was still not large enough to seat all of those who came. The annual meeting of the U.S. and International Boards of the JOURNAL met at the Berks, where they decided on a procedure for moving the JOURNAL to a new institution with new editors in July 1996. It has been the position of the current editors since the inception of the JOURNAL that such periodic moves are necessary. Because the editing and location of the Journal carries with it the potential for influencing the direction of the field, we believe that moving both every five years, in the way that Signs does, is in keeping with feminist publishing practice. For this reason we invite individuals who are in a position to arrange institutional support to submit proposals for editing the Journal. These applications will be reviewed by a committee appointed for that purpose, with the final decision being made by the board. For further information, please contact the editors. Changes have already taken place at the JOURNAL. Beth Olson, managing editor, has moved to Minneapolis. Her organizational skills and dedication to the Journal have been important factors in the Journal's success, and the procedures that she introduced will continue to facilitate the smooth operation of the business office. Georg'ann Cattelona, a recent Ph.D. in European history who instituted our book review section, is also moving on with her career. She set in place the complicated structure for producing book abstracts as well as procuring thematic reviews of important studies. Both women have set a high standard of professionalism while maintaining a nurturing environment for the rest of the staff. They are sorely missed. © 1993 Journal of Women-s History, Vol 5 No. 2 (Fall) 1993 Editors' Note 7 Our new managing editor is Renate Wise, who comes to us from the University of Texas, where she received her Ph.D. in Arabic literature. Despite the disruption of her move from Austin, she has already mastered the complexities of our operation with energy and efficiency. The editors also welcome our new book review editor, Ann Taylor Allen, professor of history at the University of Louisville. Allen's latest book is Feminism and Motherhood in Germany, 1800-1914. She brings to the Journal her expertise in European women's history. Finally, the editors wish to thank the University of Cincinnati's graduate students in women's studies and their director, Hilda Smith, and associate director, Romy Borooah. They staffed the Journal's table at the "Berks' " book exhibit, sold T-shirts with the Journal's logo, and distributed a survey of historians of women, the findings of which will be published in a future issue. Christie Farnham Joan Hoff ...