A second account places New York Times art writer Grace Glueck at the formation and a third has Chicago and Schapiro meeting Lippard, Marcia Tucker and Ellen Lanyon during a lecture trip.
The inaugural issue made mention of tactics used against museums to protest the lack of women artists in their collections and exhibitions.
[1] Schapiro (Los Angeles), Lippard (New York), and Ellen Lanyon (Chicago) took turns producing the then-monthly newsletter.
[5] Local chapters such as Boston and Chicago published their own WEB newsletters, sponsored conferences, and organized monthly meetings.
By April 1972, Chicago's WEB chapter had sponsored a series of conferences that led to the formation of feminist arts organizations across the Midwest.