Uses for Popular Culture and Gender Studies Research
- Primary historical research
- Set and clothing design in theatre for historical accuracy
- Advertising and cultural norms (ex: portrayal of women and minorities, cigarettes)
- Portrayal of women's roles and gender stereotypes within historical and cultural context
- Portrayal of ethnic identity and stereotypes within historical and cultural context
- Art and Design
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Other Online Resources
- The Nineteenth Century in PrintThis collection presents twenty-three popular periodicals digitized by Cornell University Library and the Preservation Reformatting Division of the Library of Congress.
Popular Culture / Gender Studies Journals and Magazines
Browse through these historic journals to find primary documentation of popular culture and the role of women and minorities within society during a specific time period. To locate journals from the titles below, search for the journal title in Primo using the Journal Search
- American HomePrint: 1942-1977.
Architecture and design. - Atlantic and Atlantic MonthlyOnline: 1857-1901, 1983-Present.
Current events. - Better Homes and GardensPrint: 1944-Present.
Depictions of home life, decorations, women's roles. - Christian CenturyPrint: 1943-Present. Online: 1946-Present.
Christianity and culture. - Christianity TodayPrint: 1956-Present. Online: 1990-Present.
Christianity and culture. - CommonwealOnline: 1990-Present.
Lay Catholicism and culture. - Current HistoryPrint: 1941-Present. Online: 2000-Present.
- EbonyPrint: 1964-2016 Online: 1985-Present.
African-American culture. - Foreign AffairsOnline: 1922-Present.
- Good HousekeepingPrint: 1934-Present. Online: 1996-Present.
Depicts home life and roles of women in society. - Harpers MagazinePrint: 1860-1863, 1894-1896, 1940-Present. Online: 1850-1899, 1992-2007.
Current events. - Journal of Home EconomicsOnline: 1909-1993.
- LifePrint: 1936-1972, 1978-2000. Online: 1936-2000.
Current Events. - MsPrint: 1996-Present (some issues missing)
Role of women and feminism in society. - Nature MagazinePrint: 1869-1894, 1912-1932, 1952 to present. Online: 1997-2015
Popular science. - NewsweekPrint: 1939-2012. Online: 1990-Present.
Current events, News. - Popular Science1965-Present. Online: 2001-Present.
- RedbookOnline: 1996-2018
Role of women in society. - Rolling StonePrint: 1989-Present. Online: 1990-Present.
Popular music. - Saturday Evening PostPrint: 1951-Present. Online: 1931-Present.
Current events, Literature. - Scientific AmericanOnline: 1846-1869, 2005-Present.
Popular science. - Sports IllustratedPrint: 1960-Present. Online: 1992-Present.
Athletics in society. Depictions of women in sport. - TimeOnline: 1923-Present
Current events, News. - Vanity FairPrint: 1913-1936, 1983, 1987 - 1988
Popular culture. - Vital Speeches of the DayOnline: 1934-Present.
Current events.
Search Databases and Indexes
Search these databases to find articles from magazines or journals about popular culture and gender studies. In particular, the Readers Guide database allows you to search for magazine articles that were popular in the past.
- Reader's Guide Retrospective This link opens in a new windowComprehensive indexing of the most popular general-interest periodicals published in the United States reflecting history and culture.
- GenderWatch This link opens in a new windowA full text database of unique and diverse publications that focus on how gender impacts a broad spectrum of subject areas.
- Ethnic NewsWatch This link opens in a new window
An interdisciplinary, bilingual (English and Spanish), and full text database of newspapers, magazines and journals from ethnic, minority and native presses.
- Humanities & Social Sciences Retrospective Index This link opens in a new windowA wide range of interdisciplinary fields covered in a broad array of humanities and social sciences journals including content from H.W. Wilson's International Index.
- SocINDEX with Full Text This link opens in a new windowInformative abstracts for journals dating back to 1895, as well as monographs, conference papers, and other sources related to the social sciences.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new windowComplete back runs of scholarly journals beginning with the first issues and continuing to within 3-5 years of the present.
- New York Times (Historical, 1851-2018) This link opens in a new window
- ATLA (Religion Index) This link opens in a new window
Index of more than 12,000 articles, essays and book reviews in religion and related fields.