Periodicals Collection 1784-2008 (ongoing).

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Periodicals Collection 1784-2008 (ongoing).

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The Sophia Smith Collection holds over 1,000 periodical titles relating to women dating from the eighteenth century to the present. There are magazines, newspapers, newsletters, scholarly journals, zines, and other serials covering a wide variety of topics in popular culture; literature and the arts; fashion; national and international women's rights; and social and political movements. Early titles include Ladies' Companion (1840-1844), Woman's Journal (1870-1916), Lucifer: The Light Bearer (1897-1901), and the Birth Control Review (1917-1937). Independantly Women's liberation periodicals such as Shrew, Rat, and Velvet Fist are also well represented. There are approximately fifty current subscriptions. Older holdings range from full-runs to single issues for certain titles.

476 linear ft (loose in boxes; bound volumes; oversize; and microform)

Smith College, Neilson Library

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Smith College, Neilson Library

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Young Women's Christian Association of the U.S.A.

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Records of the YWCA's programs and activities among blacks began in 1907. From the description of Records, 1920. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232007201 The YWCA of the Mid-Peninsula opened in 1948 as a recreation center for business women. It expanded to provide recreational and social services for women that met the organization's mission of "empowering women and eliminating racism." The organization was based in Palo Alto until its closing in 2003. ...