Wellesley Women's Review shuts down

The Boston Globe
David Mehegan
December 21, 2004

The Women's Review of Books published its last issue this December after running for 21 years. Editor in chief Amy Hoffman states the closure is due to a shortage of subscriptions, which fell by more than half since the early 1990's. "It's very sad," said Susan McGee Bailey, executive director of the Wellesley Centers for Women, which hosted the review's editorial operation, "because it is one of the last publications of its kind, focusing on women's writing and women's voices, reviewing books by large publishers as well as smaller presses, and providing opportunities for intellectual experiences and exchanges in a setting where women's voices were at the center." "We've had some inquiries from people who want to know what would be involved in taking it over or collaborating," said Bailey. "We're pursuing all possibilities, but we haven't found the miracle cure. We've gotten wonderful letters from people who said they are very sad, and more than one said, 'I used to subscribe.' That is the problem."   Read more

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