Richey concurred, saying the cost and production time were too high for annual production. Instead, the current guide will be distributed to the Class of 2006 in the fall, possibly with a supplement, she said.

The 271-page guide is divided into five sections, including a detailed history of the Radcliffe Institute, a roundtable discussion between current leaders of female final clubs and sororities and a list of on- and off-campus health resources.

It also features interviews with Radcliffe Dean Drew Gilpin Faust, Juliet Schor, a former women’s studies professor, and Lani Guinier ’71, the first black woman to be tenured at Harvard Law School.

Julia G. Fox, acting director of the Ann Radcliffe Trust during Avery’s maternity leave, said she thinks there is something

in the guide for everyone.

Fox said she had already been approached by a student who was suprised by the small percentage of women in certain concentrations, information contained in the guide.

“That surprised me,” Fox said. “I wouldn’t necessarily think it would be the one fact a student would mention after picking it up. To me, every student who picks it up is going to browse through it.”

Natalia A.J. Truszkowska ’04, president of the Radcliffe Union of Students, said she impressed by the “multiplicity of voices” in the Guide.

“I really appreciate the fact that they tried to get it from all sides,” Truszowska said. “They didn’t limit it to feminist women. They created a product that is of interest to all women on campus.”

—Staff writer Anne K. Kofol can be reached at kofol@fas.harvard.edu.