New: International Women’s Periodicals, 1786-1933: Social and Political Issues (Archives Unbound)

Womanhood, vol VI June To November 1901, in International Women’s Periodicals 1786-1933 (Cengage)

I’m pleased to inform Oxford researchers and students that you now have access to the online International Women’s Periodicals, 1786-1933: Social and Political Issues (Archives Unbound).

This Cengage resource provides online access 57 women’s magazine and journal publications covering the late eighteenth century to the 1930s.

The material allows researchers to explore the role of women in society and the development of the public lives of women as the push for women’s rights (woman suffrage, fair pay, better working conditions, etc.) grew in the United States and England.

Some of the titles in this collection were conceived and published by men, for women; others, conceived and published by male editors with strong input from female assistant editors or managers; others were conceived and published by women, for women. It is therefore also useful for the study of the history of women’s publishing.

Gallery Of Fashion, May 1796, in International Women’s Periodicals 1785-1933 (Cengage)

The strongest suffrage and anti-suffrage writing was done by women for women’s periodicals. Suffrage and anti-suffrage writing, domesticity columns, and literary genres from poetry to serialized novels are included in these periodicals. Thus this resource provides a wide array of views for study.

The collection contains overwhelmingly English and US publications, with 4 German, 1 French periodical and 1 Icelandic periodical.

Access is via SOLO or Databases A-Z. Use your Oxford Single Single On for remote access.

While you are here, you might find these subscription eresources also useful:

WISER: Open Access Oxford – what’s happening? Briefings 16 May and 29 May

open accessIf you are an RCUK-funded academic, researcher or student, or are research support staff or an  administrator then you will need to know about the recent changes to Open Access (OA). WISER: Open Access Oxford – what’s happening?  is a briefing sessions on open access for research publications and Oxford’s position: Green vs. Gold; funder mandates and publisher policies; Oxford Research Archive (ORA) and Symplectic; new OA website/ helpline.

Key topics

  • Introduction – What is open access?
  • Key terms – Gold, Green, APCs
  • How to find out about research council or funder requirements
  • How to find out what your publisher will allow
  • Green route – how to deposit in ORA
  • Gold route and how to claim for APCs
  • Where to get more help

When & how to book

4th week Thursday 16 May 11:00-12:00, IT Training Room, Social Science Library

6th week Wednesday 29 May 11:00-12:00, Training Room, Radcliffe Science Library

Places are still available but these are popular sessions. Book your place here: http://courses.it.ox.ac.uk/detail/TZW7. If you can’t attend, do check out the excellent Open Access at Oxford website or get in touch with isabel.holowaty@bodleian.ox.ac.uk if you have questions re: journal self-archiving policies, APCs, etc.

Other useful links:

Open Access for Historians

ORA (Oxford Research Archive)

Sherpa/FACT: funders & authors compliance tool