Research Guides: AFR155: Introduction to Black Women's Studies: Articles

African American Press

Ethnic NewsWatch [ProQuest] 1960+ This link opens in a new window Full text newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press.
Chicago Defender Historical [ProQuest] 1905-1975 This link opens in a new window Online archive of articles, editorial cartoons, photographs, advertisements, etc. from this important African-American newspaper.
New York Amsterdam News Historical [Proquest] 1922-1993 This link opens in a new window
A leading African American newspaper of the 20th century. Full page and article images with searchable full text from the New York Amsterdam news (1922-1938), New York Amsterdam news (1938-1941 : City ed.), New York Amsterdam news (1943-1961 : City ed.), New York Amsterdam news (1962-1993), New York Amsterdam star-news (1941-1943), and the New York star & Amsterdam news (1941-1941). The collection includes digital reproductions of every page from every issue in PDF format.
ProQuest Historical Newspapers (Coverage varies by title) This link opens in a new window
Full text articles from the Boston Globe, Chicago Defender, Chicago Tribune, New York Times, New York Herald Tribune, Atlanta Constitution, Jerusalem Post, New York Amsterdam News, and Times of India.
America's Historical Newspapers 1690-1922 This link opens in a new window
Cover-to-cover reproductions of hundreds of historic newspapers, based on the Brigham's History and Bibliography of American Newspapers series.

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Academic Search Ultimate [EBSCO] This link opens in a new window
Large, interdisciplinary database covering academic journals - plus news and opinion magazines - in all disciplines.
America: History & Life with Full Text [EBSCO] 1953+ This link opens in a new window
Covers US and Canadian history.
Gender Studies Database [EBSCO] 1972+ with some earlier coverage This link opens in a new window
Covers women's studies, men's studies, and sexual diversity issues.
Black Studies Periodicals [ProQuest] This link opens in a new window
Academic and news articles from American, African, and Caribbean publications on culture, history, politics, etc.
LGBTQ+ Source [EBSCO] This link opens in a new window
Core journals on gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender issues.
Sociological Abstracts [ProQuest] 1952+ This link opens in a new window
Lists articles in the field of sociology.

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JSTOR This link opens in a new window Complete full text articles (excluding latest 2-5 years) for more than 1,000 scholarly journals in the arts, humanities, sciences, and social sciences. Now includes current coverage for several hundred journal titles, plus eBooks. JSTOR’s image search (formerly Artstor) contains more than 2+ million images. It includes Smith College collections developed to meet teaching needs in the arts, humanities, and sciences, as well as images of works from the Smith College Museum.
Project Muse (Current issues) This link opens in a new window Full text of 400+ scholarly journals in the arts and humanities, social sciences and mathematics.