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Gender and Women's Studies: Researching Topics : Popular Culture and Media
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Databases
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Alternative Press Index and Alternative Press Index Archive (combined)Provides access to non-mainstream content from a variety of cultural and social viewpoints across the sociopolitical spectrum.
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Communication & Mass Media CompleteEBSCO database covering advertising, marketing, film/video, game studies, journalism, communication, mass media, linguistics, rhetoric, language, logic, and other closely related fields.
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Directory of Women's MediaThis is a directory of media owned and operated primarily by, for and about women.
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Harper's Bazaar ArchiveIncludes every page, including every advertisement, of Harper’s Bazaare since its first issue in 1867.
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History Commons: Godey's Lady's Book: 1830-189819th century women's magazine on American life and culture, including fashion, entertainment, health recipes, morality, handcrafts, marriage, education, suffrage, and literature in its later years.
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Independent VoicesOpen access digital collection of alternative press newspapers, magazines and journals, produced during the latter half of the 20th century.
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Twentieth Century Advice LiteratureFocuses on gender roles and relations, American consumerism, views of democratic citizenship, character development for children, post-war changes, class relations, and adjustments to new technology.
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Vogue ArchiveAccess to every page of every issue of Vogue from 1892 to present.
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Women's Magazine ArchiveBackfiles of leading women's interest consumer magazines from the late-19th century through to 2005.