Name/Title
WSQ (Women's Studies Quarterly)Entry/Object ID
2024.4.68Description
The "Women's Studies Quarterly" (originally known as the "Women's Studies Newsletter") featured updates from the Clearinghouse on Women's Studies and other on-going initiatives which were part of the burgeoning women's studies movement, as well as academic articles and reviews, reading lists and case studies from schools and universities. Readers were particularly interested in securing funding for women's studies programs and in creating jobs in the new field of women's studies.
HOLDINGS: ?Context
The "Women's Studies Quarterly," established in 1972 and known as the "Women's Studies Newsletter" until 1981, evolved gradually out of the Clearinghouse on Women's Studies, itself established in 1969 by Florence Howe of Goucher College. With support from the Modern Language Association, and at Howe's behest, the Clearinghouse became a way of connecting scholars in the burgeoning field of women's studies and published three Guides to Women's Studies Courses and Programs between 1971 and 1973. An east coast women's studies conference which grew out of these early networking efforts saw a group of women instigate the founding of the Women's Studies Newsletter as a "forum throughout the country for the women's studies movement." Originally published by the Feminist Press, the National Women's Studies Association, founded in 1977, assumed co-publishing responsibilities from 1977 until 1982, when the Feminist Press once again became sole publisher.Create Date
June 14, 2024Update Date
March 2, 2026