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Frontiers: a Journal of Women's Studies Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies is a triannual peer-reviewed academic journal which figures among the earliest publications in the field of feminist and gender studies in the United States. First published in 1975, at the University of Colorado, Boulder, Frontiers takes pride in its extensive, interdisciplinary agenda concerned with the intersections of the different systems of oppression that produce and reproduce social inequalities and injustices.
Gender & History Gender & History is an international academic journal. It is an important academic journal for articles relating to the history of femininity, masculinity, and gender relations
Journal of International Women's Studies The Journal of International Women’s Studies is an on-line, open-access, peer reviewed feminist journal that provides a forum for scholars, activists, and students to explore the relationships among theories of gender and sexuality and various forms of organizing and critical practice.
Journal of the History of Sexuality The Journal of the History of Sexuality is a peer-reviewed academic journal established in 1990 and published by the University of Texas Press. The journal's scope spans geographic and temporal boundaries, to hold space for historical, critical, and theoretical research in the field.
Journal of Women's History The Journal of Women's History is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal established in 1989 covering women's history. It explores multiple perspectives of feminism rather than promoting a single unifying form. The journal covers all time periods and geographical regions. It is published by the Johns Hopkins University Press.
Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society is a peer-reviewed feminist academic journal. It was established in 1975 and is published quarterly by the University of Chicago Press. Signs publishes essays examining the lives of women, men, and non-binary people around the globe from both historical and contemporary perspectives, as well as theoretical and critical articles addressing processes of gendering, sexualization, and racialization.
Women's Studies Quarterly Women's Studies Quarterly, often referred to as WSQ, is a biannual peer-reviewed academic journal of women's studies that was established in 1972 and published by The Feminist Press. Along with scholarly articles, the journal publishes fiction and creative nonfiction, poetry, and visual arts. Each issue is based around a theme.

Getting Started: Research in Women's History

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