The Feminist Mystique

The Hefnerian pinup calendar, cave art of barracks and filling stations, has brought a feminist riposte of sorts--the second annual edition of "The Liberated Woman's Appointment Calendar and Field Manual 1972." Compiled by two New York women journalists, the spiral-bound booklet is a compendium of feminist history, humor, sayings and survival lore.

For the week of Leap Year day, the calendar has tips on feminist wedding ceremonies--omit the word "obey" from the traditional vows, write your own marriage ritual: "We promise to love, cherish, and groove on each other and all living things. We promise to smash the alienated family unit . . . We promise these things until choice do us part." For the second week in April, there is a self-defense karate lesson: "To use this right-foot snap-kick . . ." Nature hints: "Some fish reverse more than just sex roles--they actually consume the other gender." Nonviolent put-off for a masher: "You can have my body when I'm through with it."

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