Research Guides: FYS183: Geisha, Wise Mothers and Working Women: Images of Japanese Womanhood: Finding Articles

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Core Journals: Watch For or Scan These Titles

U.S.-Japan Women's Journal, 1991-2002 & 2013+ The major journal for this course; indexed in Bibliography of Asian Studies, Historical Abstracts, and Gender Studies Database. You may also want to browse issues for topic ideas. NOTE: Smith has 2012 in paper copy: Annex HQ 1101.U538
U.S.-Japan Women's Journal, 2003-2011 The major journal for this course; indexed in Bibliography of Asian Studies, Historical Abstracts, and Gender Studies Database. You may also want to browse issues for topic ideas. NOTE: Smith has 2012 in paper copy: Annex HQ 1101.U538
Gender and History
Journal of Japanese Studies
Journal of Women's History
Monumenta Nipponica: Studies on Japanese Culture, Past and Present

Databases for Scholarly Articles

Historical Abstracts with Full Text [EBSCO] 1956+ This link opens in a new window
The major article database for history, excluding US & Canada.
Gender Studies Database [EBSCO] 1972+ with some earlier coverage This link opens in a new window
The major database for articles on women's and gender studies. Lists books on geishas, book reviews, and "context" articles.
MLA International Bibliography [EBSCO] 1919+ This link opens in a new window
The major article database for literary studies.

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FYS183: Geisha, Wise Mothers and Working Women: Images of Japanese Womanhood: Finding Articles