Women's Studies for the FutureEstablished as an academic field in the 1970s, womens studies is a relatively young but rapidly growing area of study. Not only has the number of scholars working in this subject expanded exponentially, but womens studies has become institutionalized, offering graduate degrees and taking on departmental status in many colleges and universities. At the same time, this fieldformed in the wake of the feminist movementis finding itself in a precarious