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Women's and Gender Studies Periodicals

The majority of the journals listed here are peer reviewed and are listed in the Association of College and Research Libraries' list of core Women's and Gender Studies journals.

If you are off campus and not already logged into the University of Detroit Mercy system, you may be prompted to log in using your Blackboard username and password to access the journal.

Note that this list is not exhaustive of what is available through the Library. To find additional periodicals, try these subject searches in the catalog or contact a Librarian.

Feminist literacy criticism - Periodicals

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