[5]: 280 The preparation for it was initiated by novelist and publisher June Arnold, and the attendees came from across the United States.
[2]: 208 At the conference, Barbara Smith announced the formation of Kitchen Table: Women of Color Press.
[7] The third Women in Print Conference was held in San Francisco, California, in 1985, running from May 29 to June 1.
It was scheduled to take place immediately after a nearby American Booksellers Association conference.
[8] About 200 women attended and discussed topics including censorship, working class issues, and lesbian erotica.