Editor's Note

We have included in this issue one extra essay and one extra Profile. We do this because we have published, and will publish in the future, several special thematic issues. Legacy 24.2 was a special issue, guest-edited by Gabrielle Foreman and Cherene Sherrard-Johnson, on racial indeterminacy. Legacy 25.2 will feature papers delivered at the 2007 SSAWW conference. We also are planning a special anniversary issue for sometime next year.

While we embrace the concentration and coherence of these thematic collections, we realize that the number of general submissions we can publish is consequently reduced. Thus, we have decided to add extra content to our regular issues, as it is warranted, for the next several volumes of the journal.

This issue marks Jennifer Putzi's last as Book Review Editor. The editorial collective thanks Jenny sincerely for her dependability, enthusiasm, collegiality, and hard work; we wish her well. Etta Madden of Missouri State University has graciously agreed to assume the responsibilities of assigning and editing book reviews. Her contact information is printed inside the front cover of this issue.