spring 2005
table of contents
UP FRONT
Letter from the Editor
Articles Online
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NEWS

National
A State Treasure(r)
Wells Goes Coed
Gregoire Takes Charge
Frye's Amazing Race
Judicial Worst
Stats Do Lie
Feldt Leaves PPFA
Dispatches
Calendar


Global
Ukraine's Female Prime Minister
Indian Policewomen
Mexican Journal Debate
Feminista
Soap Operas in Africa
Dispatches
Networking Corner
FEATURES
Cover Story
Housewife Wars | Catherine Orenstein
Desperately Debating Housewives | Jessica Seigel and Jennifer L. Pozner


More Features
Secrets of the Bonobo Sisterhood | Jessica Seigel
Baghdad Burning | Riverbend
"Not Women Anymore ..." | Stephanie Nolen
A Gallery of Dreaming | Carey Lovelace
La Femme a la Mèche Blonde | Eve Pell

DEPARTMENTS

Fable
A Bad Spell | Bia Lowe

Fiction
Creepy World | Marianne Taylor
Pastries at the Bus Stop | Alice Mattison
Crépe de Chine | Richard McCann

Poetry
Hide and Seek | Kay Ryan
The Germans | Dorianne Laux
The Spell (in memory, Elise Ascher) | Marie Howe

Touching History
Encounters with Women of Renown: Kamala Das, Carole King, Bernarda Bryson-Shahn

Book Reviews
Valerie Miner on Alice Hoffman's The Ice Queen
Barbara Pepe on the National Council of Women's Organizations' 50 Ways to Improve Women's Lives: The Essential Women's Guide for Achieving Health, Equality
and Success.

Plus: Spring Must-Read List

Backtalk
Why Choice Matters | Donna Brazile

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