"Commemorating the United Nations' Fourth World Conference on Women (Bejing), this 700 page book is an open anthology of visual and written essays by more than 500 women artists from countries all over the world including Kenya, Czech Republic, Russia, Cuba, and more. Prominent artists represented in this volume include April Gornik, the Guerilla Girls, Lynda Benglis, Vivienne Koorland, Svetlana Kopystiansky, Joan Jonas, Alison Knowles, Barbara Kruger, Carolee Schneemann, Rosemarie Castoro, Yayoi Kusama, May Stevens, and many more. Time Capsule assumes the format of a concise encyclopedia with entries alphabetized by subject headings as determined by each contributor." -- Publisher's release from website.