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SOCI 214: Transnational Perspectives on Women and Work

Dr. Light Carruyo, Spring 2024

Newspapers & Magazines

The Vassar College Libraries provide access to thousands of current and historical publications. Titles can be found using the Library Search Journal Finder and from our A-Z database list.

Access World News
Local, regional, national, and international primary source information on issues and events from newspapers, newswires, transcripts, video clips, the web, and blogs. Date range: 1972 - present (updated daily)
U.S. Newsstream
Most recent premium U.S. news content, as well as archives back into the 1980s featuring newspapers, newswires, blogs, and news sites. Includes major and local sources, leading Hispanic news sources, and video and transcripts from CBS 60 Minutes from 1997–2014.

In addition, our patrons can use direct accounts for a handful of current titles, allowing access to the publications' web sites and web-only content.

Primary Sources

Vassar Database List: Primary Sources
List of subscription and recommended databases for primary sources.

ArchiveGrid
Directory archival collections from libraries, museums, historical societies and other institutions that hold cultural heritage material. The bulk of the material is from the United States, but material from Canada, Australia, parts of Europe, and elsewhere is also included.
Gender: Identity and Social Change (AMExplorer)
Primary sources documenting the changing representations and lived experiences of gender roles and relations from the nineteenth century to the present, including women's suffrage, the feminist movement, the men’s movement, employment, education, the body, the family, and government and politics.
Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600-2000
History of women in social movements in the U.S. between 1600 and 2000.

The Voices of Feminism Oral History Project : Transcripts
The Voices of Feminism Oral History Project at Smith College documents the persistence and diversity of organizing for women in the United States in the latter half of the 20th century. Narrators include labor, peace, and anti-racism activists; artists and writers; lesbian rights advocates; grassroots anti-violence and anti-poverty organizers; and women of color reproductive justice leaders.