LIT 4930:

Transatlantic Feminisms

Periodical Project

Assignment Information

Other Information

Syllabus

The Assignment :

  • Read an entire issue of your periodical. I recommend looking through several issues before deciding on one. That way you can look for an issue that particularly interests you.
  • Connect what's going on in your periodical to specific aspects of the Woman Question and/or feminism that we have been discussing throughout the semester in class. Be sure to look at the fiction, non-fiction, and advisements of the periodical for these connections.
  • Focus in one particular issue, idea, and/or problem.
  • Get at least three outside sources on the subject (we will go over how to find these sources in class). I highly recommend checking out the Victoria Research Web's VanArsdel Guide to Periodical Research. Refer to the UF Library Research Suggestions page for help with doing research in the UF library and its databases.
  • Construct your own argument about how your periodical participates in the discourse(s) of that particular issue, idea, and/or problem.

The Paper:

  • Write a 10 page paper (in MLA format) explaining and justifying your argument.
  • This paper should include quotations from your three outside secondary sources as support for your argument. Secondary sources are articles or books where scholars in our own time are writing about the Victorians. So basically, if it was written in the 1800's then it's NOT a secondary source (it's a primary source). Your texts and course packet do NOT count as outside sources.
  • This paper is your final project, and thus will be worth 40% of your grade
  • Papers are due on Friday, December 9th to my mailbox (4301 Turlington) by 4 p.m.

 

The Periodicals:

Below is the list of periodicals that you may choose from for your presentations and papers. I will pass around a sign-up sheet soon so people can begin working.

Periodical Title
UF Library Holdings
Student
Title: The American kitchen magazine microform. Location: Request Retrieval: WEST MICROFILM HQ1121;.H581;reel
P56-58

Published: Boston : Home Science Publishing Co., 1895-1903.
Description: 16 v. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Publishing history: Vol. 3, no. 6 (Sept. 1895)-v. 18, no. 6 (Mar. 1903).
Continues: New England kitchen magazine (OCoLC)6418920 (DLC)sf
86091049
Continued by: Home science magazine (OCoLC)6418958 (DLC)sf 86091051
Series: History of women. Periodicals ; reel 56-58.
Notes: Microfilm. New Haven, Conn. : Research Publications. 3
microfilm reels ; 35 mm. (History of women. Periodicals
; reels 56-58)
Subjects, general: Women -- Periodicals.
Subjects, general: Home economics -- Periodicals.
Format: SE
System number: 002575814		 Brenda Maya
Title: American ladies' magazine microform. Location: Request Retrieval: WEST MICROFILM 051.08 A5121 Reel
421

Published: [Boston : J.B. Dow, 1834-1836].
Description: 3 v. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Frequency: Monthly
Publishing history: Vol. 7, no. 2 (Feb. 1834)-v. 9, no. 12 (Dec. 1836).
Continues: Ladies' magazine (Boston, Mass. : 1834)
(OCoLC)10139792
Absorbed by: Lady's book
Series: American periodical series: 1800-1850 ; 421.
Notes: Founded by public leader Mrs. Sarah Josepha Hale, this magazine was the first women's periodical to survive more than five years. The editor's favorite cause was female education, which she emphasized in every issue. Despite this underlying theme most fiction and poetry was very sentimental. Mrs. Hale felt the magazine should not be exclusively devoted to "female literature" and included reviews of books and short stories, music, biographies and many articles on phrenology. Starting with the fourth volume a fashion plate and a piece of music were included in most issues. Cf. American periodicals, 1741-1900.
Notes: Title from caption.
Notes: Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University Microfilms,
[n.d.]. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (American periodical
series: 1800-1850 ; 421)
Other author(s),etc Hale, Sarah Josepha Buell, 1788-1879, ed.
Format: SE
System number: 001005304		 Emmanuella Pascal
Atalanta HOLDINGS:
LOCATION:
SPEC COLL., Baldwin Periodicals (Non-Circulating)
CALL NUMBER:
Shelved by title		 Shareefa Amari
Title:
Blackwood's Edinburgh magazine.

Published:
Edinburgh, William Blackwood & Sons.
v. 1, no. 1-v. 178, no. 1082; Apr. 1817-Dec. 1905.

HOLDINGS:
LOCATION:
SPECIAL COLL., Rare Books (Non-Circulating)
CALL NUMBER:
AP4 .B6
LIBRARY HAS:
v.1 no.1-v.102; v.104-v.178 no.1082, Apr. 1817-Dec. 1905

LOCATION:
SPECIAL COLL., Rare Books (Non-Circulating)
CALL NUMBER:
AP4 .B6
LIBRARY HAS:
v.38-40
v.42-44
v.55,72,74,79
v.80 July/Dec. 1856-v.89
v.94,100-101
v.103-105
v.107-108
v.110
v.112-116
v.118
v.120-124

Farnaz Ghaffari

Jennifer McCollum (1890s)

 
Boys of England HOLDINGS:
LOCATION:
SPEC COLL., Baldwin Periodicals (Non-Circulating)
CALL NUMBER:
Shelved by title		 Jennifer Fallon
Boys of the Empire HOLDINGS:
LOCATION:
SPEC COLL., Baldwin Periodicals (Non-Circulating)
CALL NUMBER:
Shelved by title		 Joita Dhar
Title:
The Boy's own paper.

Published:
<London : Leisure Hour Office, 1879-
Vol. 1, no. 1 (Jan. 18, 1879)-
Ceased publication with: Vol. 89, no. 2 in Feb. 1967?

 HOLDINGS:
LOCATION:
SPEC COLL., Baldwin Periodicals (Non-Circulating)
CALL NUMBER:
Shelved by title
STATUS:
Check Shelf
LIBRARY HAS:
Summer & Christmas nos.: 1884-1888
v.16 1893-1894
v.17 1895:Feb.
v.17 1895:Oct.
v.18 1895-1896
v.19 1897:Jan.-Mar.
v.19 1897:June-Aug.
v.20 1897-1898		  
Title:
Contemporary review.

Published:
London.
v. 1- Jan. 1866-

 HOLDINGS:
LOCATION:
Request Retrieval: STORAGE
CALL NUMBER:
052 C761
OTHER INFO:
Subscription cancelled
LIBRARY HAS:
v.25-172:no.984 1874-1947
v.173:no.986 1948:Feb.
v.173:no.988-v.259:no.1511 1948:Apr.-1991
v.260:no.1513-1514 1992:Feb.-Mar.
v.260:no.1516 1992:May
v.265:no.1547 1994:Dec.

LOCATION:
Request Retrieval: WEST MICROFICHE
CALL NUMBER:
052 C761
STATUS:
Circ. info not available
LIBRARY HAS:
v.1-24, 1866-1874

 
Friendly Leaves HOLDINGS:
LOCATION:
SPEC COLL., Baldwin Periodicals (Non-Circulating)
CALL NUMBER:
Shelved by title		 Brittany Kraul
Good words for the young HOLDINGS:
LOCATION:
SPEC COLL., Baldwin Periodicals (Non-Circulating)
CALL NUMBER:
Shelved by title		 Sherrelle Harrell
Title:
The girl's own paper

Published:
London : "The Leisure Hour" Office, 1880-1908.
Vol. 1, no. 1 (Jan. 3, 1880)-v. 29, no. 1499? (Sept. 26, 1908).

 HOLDINGS:
LOCATION:
SPECIAL COLL., Rare Books (Non-Circulating)
CALL NUMBER:
052 G525
STATUS:
Check Shelf
LIBRARY HAS:
v.10:no.458-509 1888:Oct.6-1889:Sept.28 		Stephanie Trafton
Title: Godey's lady's book microform.

Location: Request Retrieval: WEST MICROFILM 051.08 A5121 Reel 773
etc. Reels 773-776, 862-865

Published: Philadelphia : L.A. Godey, 1840-1858.
Description: 47 v. : ill. (some col.) ; 24-27 cm.
Frequency: Monthly
Publishing history: Vol. 20 (Jan. 1840)-v. 57 (Dec. 1858).
Continues: Lady's book (OCoLC)8264157
Continued by: Godey's lady's book and magazine (OCoLC)8276428
Series: American periodical series: 1800-1850 ; 773-776.
Series: American periodical series: 1800-1850 ; 862-865.
Alternate title: Godey's lady's book, and ladies' American magazine
Notes: Godey's Magazine, begun by Louis A. Godey, was by far the most popular women's periodical of its day. Achieving a circulation of 150,000 before the war, it was anxiously awaited by its many fans, who read and re-read the sentimental stories and poems, studied and copied the fashions, and even cut out and framed the engravings.
Notes: The key to its success was the section of fashion plates, which were hand-colored by more than 100 women employed by Godey. In 1837, Godey bought Mrs. Sarah Hale's Ladies' Magazine and obtained Mrs. Hale as editor; this marked tha beginning of the magazine's best literary period. In the years between 1837 and 1850 all the popular writers of the time appeared in its pages; Notes: contributors included Emerson, Longfellow, Holmes, Hawthorne, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Edgar Allan Poe, in addition to tales and poetry, contents included light essays, biography, sketches, humor, book reviews, recipes, and articles on music, art, fashions, health, and beauty. Sentiment was abundant, and politics were excluded, but much on the education of women appeared. Cf. American periodicals, 1741-1900.
Notes: Title from caption.
Notes: Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University Microfilms. 8 microfilm reels ; 35 mm. (American periodical series: 1800-1850 ; 773-776, 862-865)
Other author(s),etc Godey, Louis Antoine, 1804-1878.
Other author(s),etc Hale, Sarah Josepha Buell, 1788-1879.
Format: SE
System number: 001005567

Location: ONLINE See Link to Connect AP2
Location: Request Retrieval: WEST BOOK AP2 .G63 Regular Loan
Links: Full text of 1830-1880
http://srch.accessible.com/cgi-bin/accessible/verify.pl
Resource licensed only for UF students, faculty and
staff.
Uniform Title: Godey's lady's book (Online : Accessible Archives)
Title: Godey's lady's book (1830-1880) [electronic resource].
Published: [Malvern, PA] : Accessible Archives,
Publishing history: Coverage as of Aug 22, 2001: Oct 1830-1865.

 Krystal Knight
Title: Harper's bazar microform.
Published: New York : Harper & Brothers,		 Location: Request Retrieval: WEST MICROFILM AP2 .A55;Reel
430-450

Description: v. : ill., plates, ports., patterns ; 25-41 cm.
Frequency: Monthly
Former frequency: Weekly Nov. 1867-Apr. 1901
Publishing history: Began with: vol. 1 (Nov. 1, 1867)
Continued by: Harper's bazaar (OCoLC)4663223
Series: American periodical series, 1850-1900 ; 430-450.
Notes: Wilkie Collins, William Black, William Dean Howells, Justin McCarthy, and John Kendrick Bangs were among the contributors to this highly successful women's magazine. Serial fiction, verse, styles, patterns, cartoons by Nast, and articles on interior design and house and garden were featured. In the early years, it was patterned after Der Bazar of Berlin, and the title
was Harper's Bazar until 1929. Cf. American periodicals, 1741-1900.
Notes: Description based on: vol. 5, no. 1 (Jan. 6, 1872);
title from caption.
Notes: Microfilm. New York : Xerox University Microfilms,
1972. 21 microfilm reels : 35 mm. (American periodical
series: 1850-1900 ; 430-450)
Numbering note: Pagination is irregular; many vols. have pages
repeated.
Format: SE
System number: 001013357		  
Harper's Young People HOLDINGS:
LOCATION:
SPEC COLL., Baldwin Periodicals (Non-Circulating)
CALL NUMBER:
Shelved by title		 Jenn Hosford
Title: The Heathen woman's friend microform. Location: Request Retrieval: WEST MICROFILM HQ1121;.H581;reel
P221-224

Published: Boston : Riverside Press, 1869-1895.
Description: 27 v.
Publishing history: Vol. 1, no. 1 (May 1869)-v. 27, no. 6 (Dec. 1895).
Continued by: Woman's missionary friend (OCoLC)6483775 (DLC)sf
86090986
Series: History of women. Periodicals ; reel 221-224.
Issuing body: Issued by the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the
Methodist Episcopal Church.
Linking note: Also published in German as Der Heiden-Frauen-Freund.
Notes: Title from caption.
Notes: Microfilm. New Haven, Conn. : Research Publications, 4
microfilm reels ; 35 mm. (History of women. Periodicals
; reels 221-224)
Numbering note: Issue for June 1869 also called v. 1, no. 1.
Numbering note: Copy lacks v. 1, no. 6-v. 1, no. 7.
Subjects, general: Methodist Episcopal Church -- Missions -- Periodicals.
Other author(s),etc Methodist Episcopal Church. Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society.
Format: SE
System number: 002575859		 Rob French
Title:
Household words : / conducted by Charles Dickens.

Published:
London : <Bradley and Evans>, 1850-1859.
Vol. 1, no. 1 (Mar. 30, 1850)-v. 19 (May 28, 1859).

HOLDINGS:
LOCATION:
Request Retrieval: STORAGE
CALL NUMBER:
052 H842
LIBRARY HAS:
v.1-19

LOCATION:
Request Retrieval: STORAGE
CALL NUMBER:
052 H842
LIBRARY HAS:
v.12

P.J. Metz
Title:
The Illustrated London news.

Published:
London, The Illustrated London News & Sketch Ltd.
v.1- May 14, 1842-

 LOCATION:
SPECIAL COLL., Rare Books (Non-Circulating)
CALL NUMBER:
052 I29 Folio
LIBRARY HAS:
v.1-123, 1842-1903 		 
The Little American HOLDINGS:
LOCATION:
SPEC COLL., Baldwin Periodicals (Non-Circulating)
CALL NUMBER:
Shelved by title		 Beth Raines
Title:
Macmillan's magazine.

Published:
<London : Macmillan and Co.>, 1860-<1907>
<Vol. 1>, no. 1 (Nov. 1859)-v. 92, no. 552 (Oct. 1905) ; New ser., v. 1, no. 1 (Nov. 1905)-new ser., v. 2, no. 24 (Oct. 1907).

 HOLDINGS:
LOCATION:
Request Retrieval: STORAGE
CALL NUMBER:
052 M167
LIBRARY HAS:
v.1-6, Nov. 1859-Oct. 1862
v.8-28, May/Oct. 1863-May/Oct. 1873
v.30-66, May/Oct. 1874-May/Oct. 1892
v.69-70, Nov. 1893-Oct. 1894
v.72-92, May/Oct. 1895-May/Oct. 1905
n.s. v.1 Nov. 1905-Oct. 1906

LOCATION:
Request Retrieval: WEST PERIODICAL
CALL NUMBER:
052 M167

  
Mrs. Wittelsey's Magazine for Mothers and Daughters HOLDINGS:
LOCATION:
SPEC COLL., Baldwin Periodicals (Non-Circulating)
CALL NUMBER:
Shelved by title		  
Title:
North American review <microform.>

Published:
<Boston, Mass. : Oliver Everett, 1821-
No. 31 (July 1821)- = new ser., vol. 4, no. 7-

 HOLDINGS:
LOCATION:
Request Retrieval: WEST MICROFILM
CALL NUMBER:
051.08 A5121 Reel 181 etc.
STATUS:
Circ. info not available 		 
Old Merry's Annual/ Merry's Museum HOLDINGS:
LOCATION:
SPEC COLL., Baldwin Periodicals (Non-Circulating)
CALL NUMBER:
Shelved by title		 Jessica Arranga
Our Boys and Girls HOLDINGS:
LOCATION:
SPEC COLL., Baldwin Periodicals (Non-Circulating)
CALL NUMBER:
Shelved by title		 Adriana Dotson
Our Young Folks HOLDINGS:
LOCATION:
SPEC COLL., Baldwin Periodicals (Non-Circulating)
CALL NUMBER:
Shelved by title		 Christina Criser
Title:
Punch.

Published:
<London, Punch Publications Ltd., etc.>
v. 1-301 (no. 1-7888); July 17, 1841-8 Apr. 1992.

 HOLDINGS:
LOCATION:

IN SPECIAL COLLECTIONS: v.1-161; 1841-1921

LOCATION:
SPECIAL COLL., Rare Books (Non-Circulating)
CALL NUMBER:
052 P984
STATUS:
Check Shelf

Jennifer Hagan
Routledge's Every Boy's Annual HOLDINGS:
LOCATION:
SPEC COLL., Baldwin Periodicals (Non-Circulating)
CALL NUMBER:
Shelved by title		  
Routledge's Every Girl's Annual HOLDINGS:
LOCATION:
SPEC COLL., Baldwin Periodicals (Non-Circulating)
CALL NUMBER:
Shelved by title		 Laura Aiuto
St. Nicholas HOLDINGS:
LOCATION:
SPEC COLL., Baldwin Periodicals (Non-Circulating)
CALL NUMBER:
Shelved by title		  
Title:
The Westminster review.

Published:
London : Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, 1824-
<No. 1> (Jan. 1824)-
Ceased with no. 47 (for Jan. 1, 1836).

 HOLDINGS:
LOCATION:
Request Retrieval: STORAGE
CALL NUMBER:
052 W532
LIBRARY HAS:
v.21-24, 1834-1836 		 
Uniform Title: Woman's journal (Boston, Mass. : 1870) Location: Request Retrieval: WEST MICROFILM HQ1121;.H581;reel
P184-198

Title: The Woman's journal microform.
Published: Boston : [s.n., 1870-1912]
Description: 43 v.
Publishing history: Vol. 1, no. 1 (Jan. 8, 1870)-v. 43, no. 40 (Oct. 12,
1912).
Absorbed: Progress (National American Woman Suffrage Association)
(OCoLC)6525006 (DLC)sf 86090593
Continued by: Woman's journal and suffrage news (OCoLC)7383860
(DLC)sf 86090606
Series: History of women. Periodicals ; reel 184-198.
Issuing body: Official organ of the National American Woman Suffrage
Association, July 2, 1910-Oct. 12, 1912.
Notes: Title from caption.
Notes: Edited by Julia Ward Howe, Lucy Stone, Thomas Wentworth
Higginson, and others.
Notes: Microfilm. New Haven, Conn. : Research Publications. 15
microfilm reels ; 35 mm. (History of women. Periodicals
; reels 184-198)
Subjects, general: Women -- Periodicals.
Subjects, general: Women -- Suffrage -- Periodicals.
Other author(s),etc Howe, Julia Ward, 1819-1910.
Other author(s),etc Stone, Lucy, 1818-1893.
Other author(s),etc Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911.
Other author(s),etc National American Woman Suffrage Association.
Format: SE
System number: 002575937		  
Title:
The Woman's world <microform.>

Published:
London ; New York : Cassell
Began publication with Dec. 1887 and ceased with v. 3, Oct. 1890.

 HOLDINGS:
LOCATION:
Request Retrieval: WEST MICROFILM
CALL NUMBER:
HQ1121 .H581 reel P247
STATUS:
Circ. info not available
LIBRARY HAS:
v.2-3 1888:Nov.-1890		 Val Antolak

Title:
The Yellow book.
Published:
New York : AMS Press : Arno Press, 1967.
Publishing history:
Vol. 1 (Apr. 1894)-v. 13 (Apr. 1897).

HOLDINGS:
LOCATION:
Request Retrieval: STORAGE
CALL NUMBER:
052 Y43
LIBRARY HAS:
v.1-v.13

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